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It’s no secret that Cybercriminal operations are not very different from how legitimate businesses operate. Much like a CEO heads a global corporation, a mastermind may stand behind the most notorious and widespread cybercriminal gang.

In the early 2000s, the most prominent cybercriminal rings had a mafia-like structure as they were led by the so-called “dons”. Each don had a right-hand man known as a “consiglieri,” who made sure the wheels of the operation kept turning.

The very first cybercriminal gangs that gained notoriety for reaping millions of dollars from victims the world over while evading capture for years include CarderPlanet, Shadowcrew, and the RBS WorldPay Gang. Times may have changed, and the rings’ structure, tools, tactics, and targets may no longer follow those of the old crews, but cybercriminal attacks continue to linger on. Though we still see reports on the misdeeds of individual threat actors today, cybercriminal rings continue to wreak greater havoc due to the scale of their operations — the case in point: The Business Club.

This downloadable white paper will take a closer look at the Club in action and show how domain intelligence feeds and APIs could help in similar situations.

Hospitals and other healthcare service providers have been among criminals’ favorite breach targets in the past few years. One of what has been dubbed the biggest data breaches of the 21st century involved a healthcare insurance giant — Anthem.

The Anthem breach reported in February 2015 was said to have exposed around 78.8 million customer records. This incident put the personal data of the insurer’s clients at risk of theft. The question is: could Anthem have prevented the breach? This downloadable white paper will take a look at the case in greater detail and illustrate how Domain Research Suite can help.

They say that becoming a cybercrime victim is, in this day and age, a matter of “when” and not “if.” But that doesn’t mean you should let fate determine your company’s future. Focus instead on enhancing your business’s security posture by protecting your brand from all sorts of online threats. A great means to safeguard your digital assets is through Brand Monitor — a specialized online brand protection component of the WhoisXML API Domain Research Suite.

This white paper will tell you how Brand Monitor can help your company combat specific cyber threats like domain name typosquatting, website spoofing, and phishing.

The Web is a tangle of information. Data is everywhere and finding reliable sources can be a challenge in the era of fake news. Websites, as a prime example, can be informative, misleading, or even dangerous.

You may get your hands on something useful or be deceived into clicking on the wrong links or downloading unintended files… and learning more about domain owners and assessing whether they’re trustworthy or with a hidden or malicious agenda is notoriously hard.

This is where the powers of WHOIS database download services come in, whose applications are multiple — ranging from cybersecurity to marketing research to criminal investigation to ensuring a top position in search engine results. How so? This white paper considers a variety of use cases.