A quick tour in the Black Markets, the places on the web where it is possible to acquire or rent “malicious” services and illegal products. Black Markets are places on the web where it is possible to acquire or rent “malicious” services and products, these markets are growing fast and are becoming very popular in the criminal underground. Among the most commercialized products offered in the black markets there is user’spersonal information, but which its value for cyber criminals. Trendmicro has published an online calculator to estimate this value: A quick calculation made with my personal selection shows the following finding: Once selected the various types of personal information, the application shows potential markets where a data could be sold and related price. A report published by the RAND corporation titled “Market for Cybercrime Tools and Stolen Data” provided useful information for product and services available in the principal underground markets. This report was made by investigating the markets and interviewing experts in IT security industry, in the following table are listed principal goods and services exchanged on the black market: Once selected the various types of personal information, the application shows potential markets where a data could be sold and related price. A report published by the RAND corporation titled “Market for Cybercrime Tools and Stolen Data”provided useful information for product and services available in the principal underground markets. This report was made by investigating the markets and interviewing experts in IT security industry, in the following table are listed principal goods and services exchanged on the black market: full News:http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/37625/cyber-crime/hackers-black-market.html
