Everything must go: Cybercriminal forums offer discounts during pandemic

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https://www.cyberscoop.com/coronavirus-cybercrime-forums-dark-web/

By Sean Lyngaas
CYBERSCOOP
April 9, 2020

Countless legitimate businesses are offering discounts or altering their 
services to turn a profit during the coronavirus pandemic. Cybercriminal forums 
are no different.

More than 500 posts on forums tracked by cybersecurity company Group-IB have 
advertised promotional codes and discounts during the pandemic on distributed 
denial of service (DDoS) attack tools, spamming, and other services.

It’s an example of how the economy for cybercriminal services — worth, 
according to one estimate, $1.6 billion annually — is adapting to a health 
crisis that has changed spending habits around the world.

“Due to the current situation in the world, we provide a 20% discount on all 
our services with a promotional code: COVID-2019 until the end of April,” read 
one criminal forum posting found by Group-IB, which was originally in Russian. 
Another post offered customer service around the clock. “The prices are very 
favorable during the coronavirus epidemic.”

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