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Yet Another Diminishing Spark: Low-level Cyberattacks in the Israel-Gaza Conflict
Anh V. Vu, Alice Hutchings, Ross Anderson
We report empirical evidence of web defacement and DDoS attacks carried out by low-level cybercrime actors in the Israel-Gaza conflict. Our quantitative measurements indicate an im…
Assessing the Aftermath: the Effects of a Global Takedown against DDoS-for-hire Services
Anh V. Vu, Ben Collier, Daniel R. Thomas +3
Law enforcement and private-sector partners have in recent years conducted various interventions to disrupt the DDoS-for-hire market. Drawing on multiple quantitative datasets, inc…
No Easy Way Out: the Effectiveness of Deplatforming an Extremist Forum to Suppress Hate and Harassment
Anh V. Vu, Alice Hutchings, Ross Anderson
Legislators and policymakers worldwide are debating options for suppressing illegal, harmful and undesirable material online. Drawing on several quantitative data sources, we show…
Getting Bored of Cyberwar: Exploring the Role of Low-level Cybercrime Actors in the Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Anh V. Vu, Daniel R. Thomas, Ben Collier +3
There has been substantial commentary on the role of cyberattacks carried out by low-level cybercrime actors in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. We analyse 358k website defacement atta…
ExtremeBB: A Database for Large-Scale Research into Online Hate, Harassment, the Manosphere and Extremism
Anh V. Vu, Lydia Wilson, Yi Ting Chua +2
We introduce ExtremeBB, a textual database of over 53.5M posts made by 38.5k users on 12 extremist bulletin board forums promoting online hate, harassment, the manosphere and other…