2019 2020 2021 January Februrary March April May June July August September October November December 60,000 50,000 40,000 30,000 20,000 10,000 0 Another matter that we found interesting was how this trend gained momentum over the years. For that purpose, we collected and analysed all the data from Genesis, which is the first of this kind of market, between the years 2019-2020. In 2019 the number of sales of login credentials on Genesis Market rose dramatically from October. The peak was observed in January 2020, when 52,004 records were offered for sale. Since January 2020, the login credentials have not increased as much, a drop was noticed in February and a larger drop was demonstrated in March 2020. In May 2020, a small peak was noticed but the numbers provided by Genesis Market did not rise dramatically again and were steady at several 20,000-30,000 login credentials sold on the market each month. login credentials offered for sale in Genesis Market between 2019-2021 1 2 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Bot Market Research 2.1 Market Comparison 10 The Rise of Dark Web Botnet Marketplaces