Drop zone
A drop zone is a secret storage location on the Internet where a hacker collects his automatically collected stolen information (passwords, account details, etc.). Such drop zones are usually protected by passwords. The drop zones are often located in standard server directories.
literature
- Thorsten Holz, Markus Engelberth, Felix Freiling (2008): Learning More About the Underground Economy: A Case-Study of Keyloggers and Dropzones (PDF file; 1.28 MB)
Web links
- Cyber criminals trap IT researchers (Spiegel Online article from January 14, 2009)
- F-Secure article about Downadup, a botnet with a complex Dropzone discovery algorithm