The takedown of the Cracked and Nulled cybercrime forums, boasting over 10 million users, marks a successful joint effort by international law enforcement. These platforms served as marketplaces for illegal goods, including stolen data and hacking tools, and facilitated a burgeoning cybercrime-as-a-service model. The operation led to multiple arrests, significant seizures of servers and electronic devices, as well as millions in cash and cryptocurrency. With their advanced offerings, including AI-driven attack tools, these forums contributed to widespread cyber threats affecting millions worldwide.
Cybercrime-as-a-service is a growing trend on platforms like Cracked.io and Nulled.to. Cyber criminals offer tools and infrastructure as a service, enabling even less technically-skilled individuals to carry out attacks.
These two forums also offered AI-based tools and scripts to automatically scan for security vulnerabilities and optimize attacks. Advanced phishing techniques are frequently developed and shared on these platforms.
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