DocumentCode
2054893
Title
The Dark Net: Self-Regulation Dynamics of Illegal Online Markets for Identities and Related Services
Author
Wehinger, Frank
Author_Institution
Max Planck Inst. for the Study of Soc. (MPIfG), Cologne, Germany
fYear
2011
fDate
12-14 Sept. 2011
Firstpage
209
Lastpage
213
Abstract
Identity data, e.g. data to gain online access to computers, bank accounts, and credit card data, are traded in online marketplaces. This paper investigates the functioning of illegal online markets. These markets lack state regulation and the means to enforce agreements and the paper shows that they use alternative mechanisms to create trust among market participants. The sales outlets of illegal online markets are able to self-regulate the market and should be considered as a major device that makes cyber crime profitable.
Keywords
Internet; computer crime; electronic commerce; Internet; cyber crime; identity data; illegal online market; sales outlets; self-regulation dynamics; state regulation; Business; Computer crime; Computers; Credit cards; Internet; Law; computer fraud; cybercrime; identity theft; online underground economy; self-regulation;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Intelligence and Security Informatics Conference (EISIC), 2011 European
Conference_Location
Athens
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-1464-1
Electronic_ISBN
978-0-7695-4406-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/EISIC.2011.54
Filename
6061236
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