Topic: cybercrime marketplaces
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AI Fuels Cybercrime's 'Fifth Wave' of Attacks
AI is driving a "fifth wave" of cybercrime, providing cheap, sophisticated tools that make illegal activities more scalable and accessible, evidenced by a massive surge in related dark web discussions. The underground market now offers inexpensive AI-generated synthetic identity kits and deepfake...
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Cybercrime as a Service: The Rise of Rented Hacking Tools
The cybercrime landscape has evolved into a **subscription-based service model**, where even low-skill individuals can rent sophisticated hacking tools and infrastructure, making advanced threats more accessible and persistent. Specialized services like **phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS)** and autom...
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$900K XSS Bounty, HybridPetya Attack, & Burger King Censorship
Restaurant Brands International issued a DMCA takedown against researchers who exposed data vulnerabilities, despite the issues being patched after private reporting. Google distributed $1.6 million in rewards at a cloud-focused bug bounty event, contributing to a total of $2.5 million in cloud-r...
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