1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 2021 Analysis Methodology Dataset In our research we focused on four dominant markets: Genesis Market, Russian Market, 2easy, and Amigos. These markets are quite active, updated daily, and well known. We wanted to understand which sectors of the selected sectors and countries are the most exposed, which country is the most exposed in each sector, and which country is the most exposed in the bot markets worldwide. This report focuses on 20 countries, mostly European countries, and four sectors: banking, telecommunication, government, and energy. Additionally, we wanted to understand which of the four markets is the most active. Finally, we collected data on the infostealers mentioned on these markets to determine the most widely used. To understand the markets and the sectors by country, we had to retrieve an enormous amount of data, which was divided to months and years. We focused our report and investigations on data from 2021, which was collected until October 2021. To understand the trend line, we also collected data from the markets from the years 2019-2020. We collected data on the top five banks, three major energy suppliers, three major telecom suppliers and the government top level domains (TLDs) in each selected country. After receiving all the data, we analyzed it according to our questions and drew conclusions. Markets 4 Countries 20 Sectors 4 1 2 Executive Summary 8 The Rise of Dark Web Botnet Marketplaces