Abstract
The global cost of cybercrime is estimated to reach $10 trillion by 2025. To perpetuate cybercrime, cybercriminals often use darknet markets, which are online platforms where cybercriminals sell, purchase, and trade stolen products and hacking tools. This study is a research in progress that focuses on analyzing darknet markets to identify key actors and understand their networks, interactions, and emergent themes. The study hopes to increase our understanding of the nature of criminal activities, add to the literature, and provide insights that may help stakeholders build tools for disrupting or preventing activities on the darknet.
Recommended Citation
Ogbanufe, Obi; Baucum, Fallon; and Benjamin, Jasmine, "Network analysis of a darknet marketplace: Identifying themes and key users of illicit networks" (2022). WISP 2022 Proceedings. 15.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/wisp2022/15