3 papers
cs.CR2026
Extracting and Verifying Illicit Bitcoin Addresses from Underground Forum Discussions
Abdoul Nasser Hassane Amadou, Arnaud Legout, Imane Fouad +2
Existing labeled Bitcoin datasets are largely derived from community-reported abuse, blockchain heuristics, incident-specific collections, or proprietary labeling processes. Their…
cs.SI2026
Can We Unmask the Underground? Detecting and Predicting Hidden Forum Interactions
Abdoul Nasser Hassane Amadou, Imane Fouad, Anas Motii
Cybercriminal underground forums enable anonymous collaboration, allowing users to trade illicit tools, discuss vulnerabilities, and distribute stolen data. Driven by shared intere…
cs.CR2025
FakeZero: Real-Time, Privacy-Preserving Misinformation Detection for Facebook and X
Soufiane Essahli, Oussama Sarsar, Ahmed Bentajer +2
Social platforms distribute information at unprecedented speed, which in turn accelerates the spread of misinformation and threatens public discourse. We present FakeZero, a fully…