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This is a mindset I cannot understand - it's quite within most developers reach that they could scrape and reproduce airbnb. It's quite within most people's et

This is a mindset I cannot understand - it's quite within most developers reach that they could scrape and reproduce airbnb. It's quite within most people's ethics to realise you could then take money off people who did not spot it. But to set up a criminal SaaS, that other criminals pay to use, and to somehow think you cannot be found or caught? It just seems that this sub world has been allowed to develop and evolve for soooo long they have stumbled upon whole eco systems. It's going to be hard to uproot.

walrus01 8y ago
ransomware-as-a-service toolkits have been for sale for at least 5 years now.
- chessturk 8y ago
  Check out gandcrab: https://sensorstechforum.com/gandcrab-criminals-affiliates-rdp-vnc-skills/amp/ https://sensorstechforum.com/gandcrab-criminals-affiliates-r... It's ransomware with a commission scheme. > It’s curious to note that the program offers a 60-40 split in profits, with 60 percent offered to the customer. However, the gang is willing to negotiate up to a 70-30 split for customers that are considered more “sophisticated”, researchers say.
sp332 8y ago
There really are ecosystems. And there's some really low-hanging fruit. Groups specializing in "a broad spectrum of shady activities, including spamming, wire fraud, account takeovers, phony tax refunds, 419 scams, denial-of-service attack-for-hire services and botnet creation tools" were on Facebook for an average of two years and over 300,000 users. https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/04/deleted-facebook-cybercrime-groups-had-300000-members/ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/04/deleted-facebook-cybercr... And here's more about one of the larger parts of the ecosystem: carding websites. https://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/03/carders-park-piles-of-cash-at-jokers-stash/ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/03/carders-park-piles-of-ca...

walrus01 8y ago

ransomware-as-a-service toolkits have been for sale for at least 5 years now.

chessturk 8y ago
Check out gandcrab: https://sensorstechforum.com/gandcrab-criminals-affiliates-rdp-vnc-skills/amp/ https://sensorstechforum.com/gandcrab-criminals-affiliates-r... It's ransomware with a commission scheme. > It’s curious to note that the program offers a 60-40 split in profits, with 60 percent offered to the customer. However, the gang is willing to negotiate up to a 70-30 split for customers that are considered more “sophisticated”, researchers say.

sp332 8y ago

There really are ecosystems. And there's some really low-hanging fruit. Groups specializing in "a broad spectrum of shady activities, including spamming, wire fraud, account takeovers, phony tax refunds, 419 scams, denial-of-service attack-for-hire services and botnet creation tools" were on Facebook for an average of two years and over 300,000 users. https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/04/deleted-facebook-cybercrime-groups-had-300000-members/ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/04/deleted-facebook-cybercr... And here's more about one of the larger parts of the ecosystem: carding websites. https://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/03/carders-park-piles-of-cash-at-jokers-stash/ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/03/carders-park-piles-of-ca...