Online Messaging as a Cybercrime Prevention Tool in the Post-pandemic Age

Wortley, Richard; Prichard, Jeremy

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-29107-4_11

Cybercrime in the Pandemic Digital Age and Beyond 2023

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-29107-4_11

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Online Messaging as a Cybercrime Prevention Tool in the Post-pandemic Age

Richard Wortley,

Jeremy Prichard

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Interest in booter services and distributed denial of service attacks: Insight from Google search data

Moneva,

Leukfeldt

2024

European Journal of Criminology

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Cybercrime as a service is lowering the barrier to entry for crime. Aspiring criminals can access cybercrime services through the clear web using search engines. One such cybercrime service is booters, web platforms that offer affordable distributed denial of service attacks for hire. Law enforcement agencies have tried to counter this trend by running online ad campaigns on platforms like Google. For these campaigns to effectively divert and deter potential cybercriminals, they must first reach the intended audience. Yet, it remains uncertain whether this is the case. This study assesses Google online search data from two campaigns deployed in the Netherlands in 2021 to determine whether the campaigns actually reached potential cybercriminals. The results indicate that certain online searches likely had criminal intent, implying that the campaigns – to some extent – successfully reached the intended population. Furthermore, the findings reveal that online searches can serve to identify active booters, providing valuable assistance to law enforcement agencies in taking down such services.

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Interest in booter services and distributed denial of service attacks: Insight from Google search data

Moneva,

Leukfeldt

2024

European Journal of Criminology

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Online Messaging as a Cybercrime Prevention Tool in the Post-pandemic Age

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Interest in booter services and distributed denial of service attacks: Insight from Google search data

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