Underground markets of hackers are full of fake documents, credit cards, seminars and tools for hackers, and provide "satisfaction guarantees", according to a new research by Dell SecureWorks.
Do you want to create a false identity? You can buy all the necessities easily through from a hacker bazaar. A fake social security card can be obtained with 200 dollars.
From December last year up to this June, over 1.500 fake driving licenses were purchased from a criminal network monitored by Dell researchers, making riches more than 232.660 dollars.
The director of Counter Threat Unit (CTU) της Dell SecureWorks, Joe Stewart και ο αναλυτής ασφάλειας δικτύων David Shear ολοκλήρωσαν μια παρόμοια μελέτη για τις υπόγειες αγορές των hackers 2013.
Shear and Stewart have seen dozens of hacker markets focusing on four or five of the most popular markets that have enough traffic because they have a good reputation and offer a wide range of products and services. Every bargain offers very good guaranty because payments are made only when buyers confirm that what they bought is quality, useful and not cheated. Buyers usually have 24 hours to cancel the purchase. Bazaar websites are usually international and invite-only, so someone can only enter after a member's invitation.
The most significant difference between today's underground hackers markets and those of 2013 is the explosion of fake documents, such as identity cards, passports, utility bills, social security cards, and driving licenses. The forged documents allow crooks to demand bank loans, commit fraud or checks in general.
Despite the continuous takedowns by law enforcement, underground hacker markets continue to flourish. The remaining ones are working more and more professionally, adopting, for example, reputation systems and guarantees for aspiring credit card fraudsters that they will not be deceived. As Dell SecureWorks explains:
Some sellers give a 100% guarantee. If a fake credit κάρτα αποτύχει να πραγματοποιήσει ανάληψη 200 δολάρια, οι πωλητές θα αντικαταστήσουν την κάρτα. Οι πωλητές παρέχουν όρους και προϋποθέσεις με κάθε αγορά, προσδιορίζοντας τις συνθήκες όπου μπορούν να αντικαταστήσουν μια κάρτα που δεν λειτούργησε.
But the underground markets have other products as well. Hacking tutorials and for hacking they start from a simple tutorial for 1 dollar. in a complete hacking kit for 30 bucks. These packages are hacking guides for beginners that explain how to perform an online hack.
The price for Remote Access Trojans (RATs) is significantly cheaper than last year. Right now for $20 to $50 you can find the following: darkcomet, blackshades, cybernate, predator pain, and Dark DDoser. Last year, the price of RATs started from 50 and reached 250 dollars.
The current price for a paid online violation ranges between 100 and 200 dollars. Last year, the cost was from 100 to 300 dollars. The current price for hacker hiring to hit a website is slightly lower than last year's. DDoS attacks cost about 60 to 90 per day.
