Samtani, Sagar, and Hsinchun Chen. "Using social network analysis to identify key hackers for keylogging tools in hacker forums." 2016 IEEE conference on intelligence and security informatics (ISI). IEEE, 2016.

This research focuses on proactively identifying key hackers involved in creating and disseminating malicious tools within hacker forums, specifically keylogging tools. Using social network analysis techniques, the study examines a large English hacker forum and finds that prominent hackers are often the most senior and long-standing members of the community. This approach aims to address cybersecurity concerns by detecting potential threats before attacks occur.