More than eight million users are registered on these forums and have published over 80 million messages in total. Most such messages are about attacking websites, buying and selling customer databases, or gaining access to corporate web resources. Both new and experienced cyber criminals advertise what they can offer, revealing their expertise and willingness to break the law. Researchers at security company Positive Technologies analyzed the top ten most notorious forums on the dark web, and said that, in the past year, they have seen an increase in posts like these.”]
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