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Automated hate speech detection and span extraction in underground hacking and extremist forums Open
Hate speech is any kind of communication that attacks a person or a group based on their characteristics, such as gender, religion and race. Due to the availability of online platforms where people can express their (hateful) opinions, the…
PostCog: A tool for interdisciplinary research into underground forums at scale Open
Underground forums provide useful insights into cybercrime, where researchers analyse underlying economies, key actors, their discussions and interactions, as well as different types of cybercrime. This interdisciplinary topic of study inc…
Turning Up the Dial Open
Trust and reputation play a core role in underground cybercrime markets, where participants are anonymous and there is little legal recourse for dispute arbitration. These underground markets exist in tension between two opposing forces: t…
A Social Network Analysis and Comparison of Six Dark Web Forums Open
With increasing monitoring and regulation by platforms, communities with criminal interests are moving to the dark web, which hosts content ranging from whistle-blowing and privacy, to drugs, terrorism, and hacking. Using post discussion d…