Clicks, Links & Tricks, Oh My! How Serious Organized Criminals Exploit Digital Trust Pathways
The integration of digital infrastructure into every dimension of modern society has created unprecedented opportunities for innovation and growth. At the same time, it has opened new avenues for exploitation by serious and organized criminal actors.The new publication Clicks, Links & Tricks, Oh My! How Serious Organized Criminals Exploit Digital Trust Pathways examines how fundamental components of the Internet - domain names, uniform resource locators (URLs), and web traffic systems - are systematically manipulated. These elements, referred to throughout the report as “digital trust pathways”, have become central enablers of a wide range of illicit activities. Strategically misused, they serve to facilitate, expand, and conceal criminal operations on a global scale.Cybercriminals are...