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"Like most marketplaces and forums on the internet, maintaining such platforms requires the involvement of different people–some will be focused on dealing with the technical aspects (e.g. web-hosting and backend development) while some may be working on managing the content of the marketplace or forum (e.g. user privileges and access to content). There are different roles tied to different levels of responsibility and corresponding access to restricted areas. "The ad we recently discovered shows us that there are different skills in demand aside from the expected technical ones. French cybercriminals understand the importance of having skilled individuals to run a cybercrime platform as they may have realized the importance of readability and correct spelling, even in the underground. Also, the French language may be a challenge to understand and bad grammar can be a hindrance to successful phishing scams. If marketplace and forum owners do not have the skills required for their desired outcome, outsourcing becomes an option."Pernet doesn't think this job ad, which is the first he's ever seen, will be the last. On the contrary, he expects to see more postings (potentially as a means to recruit talent) and increased popularity of stolen goods as a form of payment for services offered in underground marketplaces. To stay on top of computer criminals, it's important that security researchers take some time to understand how the dark web works. They can begin their learning here.