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Title:

Hackers Hedging Bets: A Cross-Community Analysis of Online Hacking Forums

Agreement Number:

Agreement Value:

$43,700.00

Agreement Date:

Dec 27, 2017 -

Organization:

Public Safety Canada

Location:

Burnaby, British Columbia, CA

Reference Number:

GC-2018-Q3-00018

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Additional Information:

Open Discussion Forum Crawler (ODFC) was partially funded through a grant from the Cyber Security Cooperation Program

Recipient's Legal Name:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Cyber Security Cooperation Program

Program Purpose:

The proposed project is aiming to study the greater hacking community to find prominent players and identify emerging threats. Tangible outcomes for this project include: 1) an understanding of how cyber-criminals are established in various communities, 2) an updated version of the Open Discussion Forum Crawler (ODFC) capable of cross-community analysis and 3) Operationalization of the technology for use by law enforcement and security professionals.