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North American cyber criminals are so blatantly thumbing their noses at law enforcement that their forums have been nicknamed "glass tanks". The selling of malware, stolen credentials, and other crime services are so open they can be found using Google, Trend Micro researchers Kyle Wilhoit and Stephen Hilt say. Moreover, the …

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  1. Chris G

    Dodgy

    Were I in the market for any of those services, I would be very wary of them being potential sting ops from one of the various agencies. Hiding such a thing in plain view, as is possible here would be perfect for the cops.

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  2. Anonymous Coward
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    I can't find any of the quotes you cited in the PDF. Are you quoting from a different report?

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  3. Amorous Cowherder

    Nothing changes

    Sounds much like the old warez FTP sites that were popular at the beginning of the 90's. They'd last for no more than 1-2 days. You'd get the lastest "gamez and appz", plus a list of new sites to find out where the next "party" would spring up!

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