Some members of darknet groups say they are willing to team up with malware operators to infect customer systems, or those of their own employers, with ransomware, then split the spoils.
Photo: rob engelaar/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images By James Rundle The Wall Street Journal Biography @JimRundle [email protected] March 18, 2020 5:30 am ET | WSJ ProDarknet groups where corporate employees illegally peddle inside information come with their own sets of rules.
Stocknet, for instance, is a dark-web-hosted platform that offers an annual membership for one bitcoin, equivalent to just over $5,300 at the current exchange rate. Free membership is available for those who submit information at least twice a year that would be useful to other members. Member guidelines reviewed by WSJ Pro Cybersecurity advise members to keep trades small to avoid detection by regulators.
“Make a nice profit with each trade and grow your wealth. Don’t bring attention to yourself with a million dollar trade if you haven’t done that volume before,” the guidelines say.
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Stocknet also spells out what types of private corporate data members should offer: Important news announcements that could move markets, such as M&A deals or contract wins, for instance, must be submitted at least three hours before being made public. Attempts to identify a ..
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