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20182026
most citedBusiness Model of a Botnet

32 citations · 54 across the 6 of their papers we have counts for

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6 papers

cs.CY2026

Assessing Crime Disclosure Patterns in a Large-Scale Cybercrime Forum

Raphael Hoheisel, Tom Meurs, Jai Wientjes +3

Cybercrime forums play a central role in the cybercrime ecosystem, serving as hubs for the exchange of illicit goods, services, and knowledge. Previous studies have explored the ma…

cs.NI2023★ 1 cited

Assessing Network Operator Actions to Enhance Digital Sovereignty and Strengthen Network Resilience: A Longitudinal Analysis during the Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Muhammad Yasir Muzayan Haq, Abhishta Abhishta, Raffaele Sommese +2

We conduct longitudinal and temporal analyses on active DNS measurement data to investigate how the Russia-Ukraine conflict impacted the network infrastructures supporting domain n…

cs.NI2022

No Time for Downtime: Understanding Post-Attack Behaviors by Customers of Managed DNS Providers

Muhammad Yasir Muzayan Haq, Mattijs Jonker, Roland van Rijswijk-Deij +3

We leverage large-scale DNS measurement data on authoritative name servers to study the reactions of domain owners affected by the 2016 DDoS attack on Dyn. We use industry sources…

q-fin.ST2018★ 5 cited

Comparing Alternatives to Measure the Impact of DDoS Attack Announcements on Target Stock Prices

Abhishta, Reinoud Joosten, Lambert J. M. Nieuwenhuis

The attack intensity of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks is increasing every year. Botnets based on internet of things (IOT) devices are now being used to conduct DDoS…

cs.CE2018★ 16 cited

Analysing The Impact Of A DDoS Attack Announcement On Victim Stock Prices

Abhishta, Reinoud Joosten, L. J. M. Nieuwenhuis

DDoS attacks are increasingly used by `hackers' and `hacktivists' for various purposes. A number of on-line tools are available to launch an attack of significant intensity. These…

cs.CY2018★ 32 cited

Business Model of a Botnet

C. G. J. Putman, Abhishta, Lambert J. M. Nieuwenhuis

Botnets continue to be an active threat against firms or companies and individuals worldwide. Previous research regarding botnets has unveiled information on how the system and the…