Exploring hacker assets in underground forums

Sagar Samtani; Ryan Chinn; Hsinchun Chen

doi:10.1109/ISI.2015.7165935

Exploring hacker assets in underground forums

Sagar Samtani, Ryan Chinn, Hsinchun Chen

Management Information Systems

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

42 Scopus citations

Abstract

Many large companies today face the risk of data breaches via malicious software, compromising their business. These types of attacks are usually executed using hacker assets. Researching hacker assets within underground communities can help identify the tools which may be used in a cyberattack, provide knowledge on how to implement and use such assets and assist in organizing tools in a manner conducive to ethical reuse and education. This study aims to understand the functions and characteristics of assets in hacker forums by applying classification and topic modeling techniques. This research contributes to hacker literature by gaining a deeper understanding of hacker assets in well-known forums and organizing them in a fashion conducive to educational reuse. Additionally, companies can apply our framework to forums of their choosing to extract their assets and appropriate functions.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	2015 IEEE International Conference on Intelligence and Security Informatics: Securing the World through an Alignment of Technology, Intelligence, Humans and Organizations, ISI 2015
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	31-36
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Print)	9781479998883
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ISI.2015.7165935
State	Published - Jul 23 2015
Event	13th IEEE International Conference on Intelligence and Security Informatics, ISI 2015 - Baltimore, United States Duration: May 27 2015 → May 29 2015

Other

Other	13th IEEE International Conference on Intelligence and Security Informatics, ISI 2015
Country	United States
City	Baltimore
Period	5/27/15 → 5/29/15

Keywords

cybersecurity
hacker assets
topic modeling

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Artificial Intelligence
Law
Computer Networks and Communications
Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

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Samtani, S., Chinn, R., & Chen, H. (2015). Exploring hacker assets in underground forums. In 2015 IEEE International Conference on Intelligence and Security Informatics: Securing the World through an Alignment of Technology, Intelligence, Humans and Organizations, ISI 2015 (pp. 31-36). [7165935] Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISI.2015.7165935

Exploring hacker assets in underground forums. / Samtani, Sagar; Chinn, Ryan; Chen, Hsinchun.

2015 IEEE International Conference on Intelligence and Security Informatics: Securing the World through an Alignment of Technology, Intelligence, Humans and Organizations, ISI 2015. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015. p. 31-36 7165935.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Samtani, S, Chinn, R & Chen, H 2015, Exploring hacker assets in underground forums. in 2015 IEEE International Conference on Intelligence and Security Informatics: Securing the World through an Alignment of Technology, Intelligence, Humans and Organizations, ISI 2015., 7165935, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 31-36, 13th IEEE International Conference on Intelligence and Security Informatics, ISI 2015, Baltimore, United States, 5/27/15. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISI.2015.7165935

Samtani S, Chinn R, Chen H. Exploring hacker assets in underground forums. In 2015 IEEE International Conference on Intelligence and Security Informatics: Securing the World through an Alignment of Technology, Intelligence, Humans and Organizations, ISI 2015. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2015. p. 31-36. 7165935 https://doi.org/10.1109/ISI.2015.7165935

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