Can We Unmask the Underground? Detecting and Predicting Hidden Forum Interactions (opens in new tab)

Cybercriminal underground forums enable anonymous collaboration, allowing users to trade illicit tools, discuss vulnerabilities, and distribute stolen data. Driven by shared interests and specialized skills, users on these platforms organize into distinct threat communities. However, identifying these communities is challenging due to their dynamic and opaque structures; traditional graph-based methods typically isolate dominant groups while ove...