• A Cyber Security Professional • Chairman of National Information Security Council • Chair Member of National Cyber Safety & Security Standards • Founder of Hackers Day • Lead Technical Member of Digital 4n6 Journal • Former Head of DEF CON & OWASP Lucknow • Listed in Hall of Fames such as Google, Microsoft, Dell, Intel etc.
Innocent People, and many others are phrases & expressions associated with Terrorism. Nowadays, Terrorism has been attached to the Cyberspace. The potential threat is, indeed, very alarming! Never before has anybody thought that terrorism would have a Digital form. Hijacking Airplanes 9/11 US attack, crashing of hijacked airplanes into World Trade Center & killing around 3000 people. Bomb Blasts 12 March 1993, Mumbai, India Bomb Blasts, 15 bombings throughout city. Killing Innocent People 1-3 Sep 2004, Beslan, Russia School Siege involve illegal imprisonment of over 1100 people as hostages, ended with death of 385+ people including 31 terrorists. 26 Nov 2008, Mumbai terrorist attack by Lashkar-E-Taiba, a Pakistan based terrorist organization.
to what cyber terrorism is. More specifically, what cyber attacks can we actually define as acts of terrorism? The internet has allowed for a vast exchange of information. Thus has created a cyber space in which both criminals and terrorists can implement attacks/communications. When we consider what cyber terrorism actually is, we must first understand the intentions and motivations behind cyber attacks. мы должны сначала понять намерения и мотивы кибератак.
combated by the international community. Some nations are working against cyber-crimes but it is on a limited scale. For example, Israel became first Cyber Secured Nation. How? Because Israel Government is serious about Cyber Security. Its supporting both Private & Public sectors. Israel offers Cyber Security training to their students as well as corporate sector.
2012 • The Shamoon virus operates like a time bomb. It was used in the huge cyberattack in August 2012 on Saudi Aramco, the world's biggest oil company. • Within a matter of hours, 35,000 computers were partially wiped or totally destroyed in that attack. It forced one of the most valuable companies on earth back into 1970s technology, using typewriters and faxes. • Not just once but Shamoon came back again in November 2016 as Shamoon 2. Impact was similar. Then 3rd wave of attack happened in January 2017 of Shamoon 2 Virus.
of malicious software that threatens to publish the victim's data or block access to it unless a ransom is paid. A more advanced malware uses a technique called cryptoviral extortion, in which it encrypts the victim's files, making them inaccessible, and demands a ransom payment to decrypt them. Expose Data Threatens to publish the Sensitive Data online. Block Access to Data Prevents the user from accessing the Data Stored. Demand Ransom Compels the user to pay ransom to retrieve the Data.
kits on the deep web have allowed cybercriminals even with no technical background to purchase inexpensive Ransomware programs and launch attacks with very little effort. Attackers may use one of several different approaches to extort digital currency from their victims. Self Propagation 30% Drive by downloads 55% Spam Mail 10% Drive by downloads Downloading content from unknown sources. 01 Self Propagation Spreading from one computer to the next. 02 Spam Mail Content access or download from spam mail. 03
systems in companies are often complex and prone to vulnerabilities ₹ No report and Fear Damage Businesses would rather not report an infection for fear or legal consequences and brand damage Because that’s where the money is Careless on Security and Face the Facts! High Chance Chances of getting paid is high • Because a successful infection can cause major business disruptions, which will increase their chances of getting paid. • Because small businesses are often unprepared to deal with cyber attacks. ₽
uncovered by NSA (National Security Agency) and then released by hackers on the internet became one of the most prolific cyber attacks ever happened around the globe. • WannaCry Ransomware Cryptoworm, which targeted systems by encrypting data and demand ransom in the Bitcoin. • More than 2.5 lac computers in 150+ countries have been affected, with victims including hospitals, banks, telecommunications companies and warehouses • A “Kill Switch" was found and could be used to shut down the software. • Russia was the most affected Nation. More than 1000 computers at the Russian Interior Ministry got affected by WannaCry. A telecom giant Megafon had also been targeted in Russia.
have been crippled by “Petya” attack. • It’s the second major global ransomware attack in the past six months. • “Petya” checks for a read-only file and if it finds it, it won’t run the encryption. • Majority of infections have occurred in Ukraine and Russia, but some big names in the West have also suffered. • The attack appears to have been seeded through a software update mechanism built into an accounting program that companies working with the Ukrainian government need to use.
(CERT) has issued a warning regarding the spread of Locky ransomware in India. • Locky ransomware takes over a victim’s system and encrypts its files, demanding a ransom to release the data. • It is similar to the Petya and WannaCry Ransomwares. • The encrypted files of a system infected with the ransomware displays file extensions with “[.]lukitus” or “[.]diablo6”. • The messages contain “zip” attachments with Visual Basic Scripts (VBS) embedded in a secondary zip file. • After encrypting the files, it demands a payment of 0.5 Bitcoins.
contents of a computer and asks for a payment - in this case 0.05 Bitcoins, or about $280. • Bad Rabbit Ransomware Uses Leaked 'EternalRomance' NSA Exploit to Spread. • According to Kaspersky Lab Report, most of the victims targeted by Bad Rabbit attacks are located in Russia and fewer attacks in Ukraine, Turkey and Germany. • Bad Rabbit Ransomware is also very similar to the Petya and WannaCry Ransomwares. • Bad Rabbit was reportedly distributed via drive-by download attacks via compromised Russian media sites, using fake Adobe Flash players installer to lure victims' into install malware unwittingly. • After encrypting the files, it demands a payment of 0.5 Bitcoins to unlock the systems.
its tools then why do they make such dangerous tools which could make the whole world in trouble. Their tools are getting leaked one by one, still why they are incapable to secure them?
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