Anonymity Why Do Hackers Pay $500 for a Microsoft Account?

[Vektor T13]

A regular Microsoft account costs next to nothing. So why, according to the presenter, are people willing to pay up to $500 for access to one of Microsoft’s developer programs? The answer involves Windows drivers, digital signatures, and trust in software.

Microsoft Windows Hardware Developer Program: what makes access valuable, the role of Extended Validation certificates, and why driver signing attracts both developers and cybercriminals.
- What drives demand for accounts with access to the Hardware Program.
- What Code Signing and EV certificates are.
- Why company verification can take weeks.
- How other companies’ corporate data can be misused.
- The errors and technical roadblocks the presenter encounters during the demonstration.

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