Malware
Darkode: Recruitment patterns and transactional features of “the most dangerous cybercrime forum in the world”
This article explores the social and market dynamics of Darkode, an invitation-only cybercrime forum that was dismantled by the FBI in July 2015 and was described by a U.S. Attorney as “the most sophisticated English-speaking forum for criminal computer hackers in the world”. Based on a leaked database of 4788 discussion threads, we examine the selection […] Read more
Follow the traffic: Stopping click fraud by disrupting the value chain
Advertising fraud, particularly click fraud, is a growing concern for the online advertising industry. The use of click bots, malware that automatically clicks on ads to generate fraudulent traffic, has steadily increased over the last years. While the security industry has focused on detecting and removing malicious binaries associated with click bots, a better understanding […] Read more
Les crimes sur le web 2.0: une recherche exploratoire
This content is not available in the selected language. Les sites de socialisation en ligne ont connu ces dernières années une croissance exponentielle. Facebook, le plus populaire d’entre eux, comptait ainsi plus de 400 millions de membres au début de l’année 2010. Ces sites génèrent cependant un certain nombre d’inquiétudes relatives à la protection de […] Read more
Google et les botnets
This content is not available in the selected language. Un article du Register fait état du recours par des pirates informatiques contrôlant un réseau d’ordinateurs compromis (un botnet) à un service Google (App Engine) pour relayer leurs instructions à ces ordinateurs. Les avantages selon des consultants en sécurité cités par le journaliste? Les prix sont bas, la […] Read more