Cyber criminals turn to messaging apps following dark web crackdown

The recent crackdown on popular dark web markets AlphaBay and Hansa is driving cyber criminals to migrate to messaging apps like Discord, ICQ, Skype, Telegram and Whatsapp, according to a new report. The study from threat management company IntSights analyzed thousands of black markets, text storage/paste sites, hacking forums, IRC channels, apps and social media pages, and uncovers a steady increase in threat actors inviting cyber crime forum users to join their chat groups. The company estimates that hundreds of thousands of users of prominent mobile messaging apps may be using them to trade stolen credit cards, account credentials, malware… [Continue Reading]