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@ 2016/09/30Cybercriminals are contracting themselves out to militant groups the means to attack Europe EU police agency Europol said on Wednesday.
So far such groups have yet to employ such techniques in major attacks, but there is nothing to stop them. In fact, Europol said that there was little evidence to suggest that their cyber-attack capability extends beyond common website defacement.
In Europol’s annual cybercrime threat assessment coppers said that the Darknet had potential to be exploited by militants taking advantage of computer experts offering “crime as a service.”
“The availability of cybercrime tools and services, and illicit commodities (including firearms) on the Darknet, provide ample opportunities for this situation to change.”
So far such groups have yet to employ such techniques in major attacks, but there is nothing to stop them. In fact, Europol said that there was little evidence to suggest that their cyber-attack capability extends beyond common website defacement.
In Europol’s annual cybercrime threat assessment coppers said that the Darknet had potential to be exploited by militants taking advantage of computer experts offering “crime as a service.”
“The availability of cybercrime tools and services, and illicit commodities (including firearms) on the Darknet, provide ample opportunities for this situation to change.”
