Cybercrime, Incorporated

a16z Podcast

• Episode: Cybercrime, Incorporated
• Website: a16z Podcast
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• Duration: 00:36:20
• Published: 2020-07-18 19:40

A dive into the sociological, operational, and tactical realities of this murky underworld, Lusthaus and de la Garza discuss who the players are, what they are motivated by, and specialize in—as well as how basic ideas like trust and anonymity function in a world where no one wants to get caught. How do criminal nicknames function as brand? Which countries tend to specialize in what kinds of crime, and why? And most of all, what changes when you begin to think of the business of cybercrime as an industry?