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Cyber Risks · Unit 42 Palo Alto Networks

Exploring the Cybercrime Underground: Part 1 – An Introduction

Summary: Unit 42 opened a blog series on the cybercrime underground, defining cybercrime as any crime using computers to victimize an individual or organization for financial gain, and separating the Indexed Web, Deep Web, and Dark Web. The post describes an economy of commoditized products and services - information, resources, and leased services - whose transactions have boomed with broad adoption of anonymous cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, used both among actors and for victim payments like ransomware.

Key Takeaway: The underground sells professional-grade tools and access out of the box, with sellers collecting quick payouts and buyers applying products immediately to operations - and Bitcoin has made those transactions easy enough that the market keeps growing every year.

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