Loseway Lu

IPFS: A New Data Frontier or a New Cybercriminal Hideout?

In this article, we briefly detail what IPFS is and how it works at the user level, before providing up to date statistics about the current usage of IPFS by cybercriminals, especially for hosting phishing content. We will also discuss emerging new cybercrime activities abusing the IPFS protocol and detail how cybercriminals already consider IPFS for their deeds.

Cedric Pernet, Jaromir Horejsi, Loseway Lu