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Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
  • Criminology
DEF

[A] person who engages in criminal activity by means of computers or the Internet.

CONT

Cybercriminals are known to access the cybercriminal underground markets found in the deep web to trade malicious goods and services, such as hacking tools and stolen data. Cybercriminal underground markets are known to specialize in certain products or services.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
  • Criminologie
DEF

Personne qui pratique une activité illégale pouvant être menée ou facilitée sur le Web : piratage de logiciels, attaque de réseaux, espionnage d'entreprises, trafic de drogues ou d'organes, pornographie (infantile), virus, copies illégales, vol de sites, pillage de bases de données, promotion d'activités terroristes ou racistes, fraude, etc.

CONT

Le cybercriminel se «déguise» en un tiers de confiance [...] et diffuse un message frauduleux, ou contenant une pièce jointe piégée, à une large liste de contacts. Le message invite les destinataires à mettre à jour leurs informations personnelles (et souvent bancaires) sur un site falsifié vers lequel ils sont redirigés.

Spanish

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