Dark Web Recruitment: Malware, Phishing, and Carding

This report analyzes recruitment activity on cybercriminal forums, detailing how actors hire and advertise services for malware development and delivery, phishing (including vishing and PHaaS), and carding (mules, CC/CVV/fullz providers). It highlights the marketplace dynamics—ad hoc versus in-house roles, language and trust barriers, prevalence of scams and arbitration mechanisms—and notes that monitoring these trends helps anticipate shifts in attack types (for example, increased vishing).