08-09-2007, 08:52 AM
Quote:The average hackers' forum works much like a combination of eBay and a department store site, Holt reports. Many are divided into areas of interest -- such as programming, scripting, Mac, or Linux -- and there usually is some sort of buying area where shoppers can purchase tools or exploits, such as bots or credit card data collectors.
"The discussion threads act as an advertising tool," Holt says. "If a hacker finds a new bot, they can provide information about it, and give a general sense of pricing as well as how to contact them. Then they can take questions from potential buyers on what they're selling."
But as with eBay or other consumer-to-consumer auction sites, there is a method for building a seller's reputation in hacker forums...
full article: http://www.forbes.com/technology/2007/08...ading.html