droppers

Abstract: It's naive to think of the shadow world as chaos and disunity. On the contrary, it's remarkably organized and uses the same effective growth models as legitimate businesses. One of the most effective is affiliate programs, but from the inside out. These schemes serve not to promote...

Introduction: Cogs in the Global Machine of Deception The glamorous narratives surrounding carding feature brilliant hackers and mysterious organizers. However, the bulk of solved cases involve arrests of low-level actors — droppers (recipients of goods) and money mules (recipients and movers of...