CyberNews: Searches related to cybercrimes grow
Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2025 6:30 am
CyberNews conducted a survey to discover Google search trends during this pandemic and came up with some rather curious data. In the months of March, April and May, the number of searches related to cybercrimes showed significant growth – with visits to famous hacker websites and forums increasing by around 66% in March alone.
Among the topics of interest, “hacking” and “scamming” were identified. In addition, expressions related to searches for such courses have skyrocketed, which suggests the beginning of a new wave of people canada whatsapp list in entering the underworld of the internet. According to the website, economic impacts caused by the pandemic may have led those who need new income to consider the alternative.
Searches for courses focused on how to become a hacker have increased a lot.Searches for courses on how to become a hacker have increased significantly. Source: CyberNews
The data also shows that, for every fifteen terms analyzed, two are reaching the highest number of searches of all time; five the highest value in five years; and eight reached the most significant highlight in 12 months. What's more: the increase in traffic to websites focused on the practice of cybercrimes seems to be directly related to the beginning of the distancing measures around the world.
A growing trend
Focusing on discovering the public's interest in learning hacking tactics, the analysis revealed that both courses and tutorials and even the “empire market”, the largest dark web marketplace in the world, are increasingly sought after – while cybersecurity topics do not follow the trend.
“The cybersecurity community has seen a massive increase in malicious activity alongside the pandemic, raising concerns about the increased success rates of such endeavors,” said Fabien Dombard, CTO of QuoLab Technologies.
Still, CyberNews points out that this doesn’t necessarily mean that there will be more criminals on the internet – which doesn’t mean that the world shouldn’t be concerned about the scenario. “As long as there has been a surge in interest in these practices during the pandemic, the rates of new criminals will continue to increase. This is particularly relevant at a time when buying malware is easier than ever.”
Among the topics of interest, “hacking” and “scamming” were identified. In addition, expressions related to searches for such courses have skyrocketed, which suggests the beginning of a new wave of people canada whatsapp list in entering the underworld of the internet. According to the website, economic impacts caused by the pandemic may have led those who need new income to consider the alternative.
Searches for courses focused on how to become a hacker have increased a lot.Searches for courses on how to become a hacker have increased significantly. Source: CyberNews
The data also shows that, for every fifteen terms analyzed, two are reaching the highest number of searches of all time; five the highest value in five years; and eight reached the most significant highlight in 12 months. What's more: the increase in traffic to websites focused on the practice of cybercrimes seems to be directly related to the beginning of the distancing measures around the world.
A growing trend
Focusing on discovering the public's interest in learning hacking tactics, the analysis revealed that both courses and tutorials and even the “empire market”, the largest dark web marketplace in the world, are increasingly sought after – while cybersecurity topics do not follow the trend.
“The cybersecurity community has seen a massive increase in malicious activity alongside the pandemic, raising concerns about the increased success rates of such endeavors,” said Fabien Dombard, CTO of QuoLab Technologies.
Still, CyberNews points out that this doesn’t necessarily mean that there will be more criminals on the internet – which doesn’t mean that the world shouldn’t be concerned about the scenario. “As long as there has been a surge in interest in these practices during the pandemic, the rates of new criminals will continue to increase. This is particularly relevant at a time when buying malware is easier than ever.”