http://www.businessinsider.com/we-found-out-how-much-money-hackers-actually-make-2015-7
By CALE GUTHRIE WEISSMAN
Business Insider
Jul. 14, 2015
It's a known fact that hacking makes money. But how much money? And how do
hackers carry out their internal dealings with one another so as not to
step on each other's toes?
Much like the fine-tuned systems of mafias and gangs that act almost
identically to businesses, hackers have also created their own extremely
intricate systems — and the scale of their operations is astounding.
Security researchers have been embedding themselves into these online
underbellies to see precisely what's going on. This way they can get an
early look at the malware hackers are cooking up, while also learning just
how the system works.
The information security company Trustwave has been doing just this for
years. It now has a lot to show for it, including discovering how much
money a hacking gang makes and how precisely the cybercrime ecosystem
works.
Trustwave's VP of Security Research Ziv Mador has put together a
presentation he gives to customers so they can get a better handle on how
to protect themselves. As he put it, it's just a "glance of what we find."
But Mador has given Business Insider an exclusive look at the wheeling and
dealing of hackers inside this secretive world — check it out below.
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