The Evolution of Cybercrime: Why the Dark Web is Supercharging the Threat Landscape and How to Fight Back

By providing an anonymous online environment in which cybercriminals can collaborate, organize, hone their skills and establish illicit shops, the dark web has allowed cybercrime to evolve into a multi-faceted, reputation-sensitive service industry.

This report, produced by HP Wolf Security in collaboration with Forensic Pathways1 – and alongside security experts in both industry and academia – identifies how cybercriminals are now operating on a professional footing with easy-to-launch malware and ransomware attacks being offered on a “Software as a Service” basis. As a result, even people with rudimentary IT skills are now able to launch cyberattacks at targets of their choosing.