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Fraud guides a hot commodity on the dark web
2020-04-16 16:13

In a report released Thursday, Terbium Labs looks at how fraud guides and other information are bought and sold on the dark web and how this activity impacts organizations and individuals.

Based on the analysis, fraud guides were the hottest product on dark web marketplaces, compromising 49% of the listings.

Fraud guides can impact organizations by teaching people how to launch phishing attacks, business email compromises, account takeovers, and credential harvesting.

Another common item sold on the dark web is personal data, accounting for 15.6% of the listings.

Like fraud guides, personal data comes cheap on the dark web.


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