Botnets

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New publication: “Bots, cops, and corporations: on the limits of enforcement and the promise of polycentric regulation as a way to control large-scale cybercrime”

This content is not available in the selected language. B. Dupont, (2016), Bots, cops and corporations: on the limits of enforcement and the promise of polycentric regulation as a way to control large-scale cybercrime, Crime, Law and Social Change, doi:10.1007/s10611-016-9649-z. Abstract: Botnets currently pose the most serious threat to the digital ecosystem, providing an infrastructure that enables bank […] Read more

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Bots, cops, and corporations: on the limits of enforcement and the promise of polycentric regulation as a way to control large-scale cybercrime

This content is not available in the selected language. Botnets currently pose the most serious threat to the digital ecosystem, providing an infrastructure that enables bank fraud, distributed denial of service attacks (DDoS), and click fraud. During the past few years, three main approaches have been used to fight botnets. First, police organizations have periodically […] Read more

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The ecology of trust among hackers

Malicious hackers profit from the division of labour among highly skilled associates. However, duplicity and betrayal form an intrinsic part of their daily operations. This article examines how a community of hackers uses an automated reputation system to enhance trust among its members. We analyse 449,478 feedbacks collected over 27 months that rate the trustworthiness […] Read more

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New publication: "The ecology of trust among hackers"

B. Dupont, A.-M. Côté, C. Savine and D. Décary-Hétu (2016), "The ecology of trust among hackers", Global Crime, DOI: 10.1080/17440572.2016.1157480. Abstract: Malicious hackers profit from the division of labour among highly skilled associates. However, duplicity and betrayal form an intrinsic part of their daily operations. This article examines how a community of hackers uses an automated reputation system to […] Read more

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The Social Networks Of Hackers

This content is not available in the selected language. Social researchers are facing more and more challenges as criminal networks are expanding in size and moving to the Internet. Many efforts are currently under way to enhance the technical capabilities of researchers working in the field of cybercrimes. Rather than focusing on the technical tools […] Read more

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L’Australie développe un système d’auto-régulation pour lutter contre les botnets

This content is not available in the selected language. Devant l’omniprésence de la menace que représentent les botnets, l’Australie est en train de développer des mesures de prévention qui se distinguent par leur créativité et leur potentiel d’efficacité bien plus élevé que les habituelles incantations destinées à des usagers pour le moins démunis. En effet, […] Read more

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Le botnet est un loup pour le botnet

This content is not available in the selected language. Selon l’entreprise de sécurité Symantec, un nouveau logiciel malveillant disponible sur Internet (SpyEye) offrirait aux pirates qui l’utilisent la possibilité de désinstaller les programmes concurrents (Zeus dans ce cas) des machines infectées. Cette véritable déclaration de guerre de la part d’un nouveau venu dans l’univers des […] Read more

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Botnets: l’effet papillon

This content is not available in the selected language. La police espagnole a annoncé avoir arrêté le mois dernier trois pirates informatiques qui auraient eu sous leur contrôle (le conditionnel est toujours de mise dans ce genre d’affaires) le plus vaste botnet connu au monde, baptisé Mariposa (“papillon” en français). Un botnet est un réseau d’ordinateurs […] Read more