B. Dupont and J. Lusthaus (2021), Countering distrust in illicit online networks: the dispute resolution strategies of cybercriminals, Social Science Computer Review, DOI: 10.1177/0894439321994623. The core of this article is a detailed investigation of the dispute resolution system contained within Darkode, an elite cybercriminal forum. Extracting the dedicated disputes section from within the marketplace, where users can report […] Lire la suite

The core of this article is a detailed investigation of the dispute resolution system contained within Darkode, an elite cybercriminal forum. Extracting the dedicated disputes section from within the marketplace, where users can report bad behavior and register complaints, we carry out content analysis on these threads. This involves both descriptive statistics across the data […] Lire la suite

Research examining the illicit online market for cybercrime services operating via web forums, such as malicious software, personal information, and hacking tools, has greatly improved our understanding of the practices of buyers and sellers, and the social forces that structure actor behavior. The majority of these studies are based on open markets, which can be […] Lire la suite

This article explores the social and market dynamics of Darkode, an invitation-only cybercrime forum that was dismantled by the FBI in July 2015 and was described by a U.S. Attorney as “the most sophisticated English-speaking forum for criminal computer hackers in the world”. Based on a leaked database of 4788 discussion threads, we examine the […] Lire la suite

B. Dupont, (2016), Les liens faibles du crime en ligne: écologie de la méfiance au sein de deux communautés de hackers malveillants, Réseaux, (197-198), 109-136. Résumé: Le dilemme de la confiance auquel sont confrontés les délinquants en ligne est souvent sous-estimé par ceux qui étudient les transformations que la révolution numérique a provoquées sur la criminalité. Pourtant, dans […] Lire la suite

Le dilemme de la confiance auquel sont confrontés les délinquants en ligne est souvent sous-estimé par ceux qui étudient les transformations que la révolution numérique a provoquées sur la criminalité. Pourtant, dans un contexte où une diversité d’expertises techniques et organisationnelles doit converger afin de mener des projets lucratifs, les liens de confiance jouent un […] Lire la suite

Malicious hackers profit from the division of labour among highly skilled associates. However, duplicity and betrayal form an intrinsic part of their daily operations. This article examines how a community of hackers uses an automated reputation system to enhance trust among its members. We analyse 449,478 feedbacks collected over 27 months that rate the trustworthiness […] Lire la suite

B. Dupont, A.-M. Côté, C. Savine et D. Décary-Hétu (2016), « The ecology of trust among hackers« , Global Crime, DOI: 10.1080/17440572.2016.1157480. Résumé: Malicious hackers profit from the division of labour among highly skilled associates. However, duplicity and betrayal form an intrinsic part of their daily operations. This article examines how a community of hackers uses an automated reputation system […] Lire la suite