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Merchant Spider
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MERCHANT SPIDER is an access broker with a positive reputation within the eCrime community. While it cannot be confirmed, the adversary claims to be an "old school hacker" with more than 15 years of experience in pentesting and red teaming activities. MERCHANT SPIDER further alleges to have worked in a legitimate role as a bug-bounty hunter. To secure initial access, the adversary uses publicly av...
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Merchant Spider
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eCrime
Community Identifiers
Br0k3r
Objective
Financial Gain
Motivation
Criminal
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