RT Article
T1 Stolen account credentials: an empirical comparison of online dissemination on different platforms
JF Journal of crime and justice
VO 42
IS 5
SP 551
OP 568
A1 Madarie, Renushka
A2 Kleemans, Edward R. 1967-
A2 Ruiter, Stijn
A2 Steenbeek, Wouter
LA English
YR 2019
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1728585481
AB Account hijacking, i.e. illegitimately accessing someone else’s personal online account, is on the rise and affects not only financial accounts, but the full spectrum of online accounts. To gain more insight in the illicit act of online dissemination of stolen account credentials, we systematically examined how such credentials were offered on three different types of online platforms where stolen credentials were disseminated and how offers varied by platform. We used web scrapes of these platforms for our comparative analyses. Our results demonstrate variation by platform in the type of information on accounts and account holders offered, the average asking price for credentials, and rules and services following a transaction. We conclude with policy implications and suggestions for future research based on the criminal event perspective.
K1 Stolen account credentials
K1 Criminal event perspective
K1 Illicit online markets
K1 Web scrapes
DO 10.1080/0735648X.2019.1692418