In the past few years, remote working has grown in popularity. More and more businesses are outsourcing work to external suppliers, reducing the need for in-house expertise and costly resources. However, with the growth of online platforms for finding skilled professionals, it was inevitable that this new approach to business would be exploited.
Hacker’s List is an online platform for posting hacking tasks. Suppliers can then place a bid to win the work, which can range from breaching social media accounts to exposing confidential corporate data. So far, many projects have included requests from students to have their school grades adjusted by an experienced cyber criminal.
Of course, the owners of Hacker’s List include strict terms and conditions to forbid illegal activity. However, this rule does not seem to be strongly enforced at this point.
