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On Mar 14, 12:06 pm, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/the-exchange/cyber-crime-evolution-spr... > > ** ** > > Cyber Crime Evolution: Spreading Threat, Changing Tactics**** > > *By Chris > Nichols<http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/author/chris-nichols/;_ylt=AwrHgWGq6kF...> > * > > The recent series of malicious > hacks<http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-ticker/china-military-linked-cyb...>and > network infiltrations at well-known news organizations and social > networks has put cyber crime back in the headlines, though the prominent > nature of the targets isn't the biggest worry.**** > > [image: A member of the Cybercrime Center at Europol headquarters in The > Hague: Credit AP]According to one computer threat researcher, meddlesome > man-made software -- which can be meant to do everything from cause a > temporary minor annoyance up to looting extremely sensitive information -- > isn't what it used to be, and the trouble for the good guys appears to be > worsening.**** > > "I do think it is a problem that is growing," says Ryan > Sherstobitoff<http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrHgWGq6kFRpUQA5AKL_IdG;_ylu=X3oDMTFwMW...>, > senior security researcher with McAfee Labs, a part of Intel > (INTC<http://finance.yahoo.com/q;_ylt=AwrHgWGq6kFRpUQA5QKL_IdG;_ylu=X3oDMTF...>). > "It's no longer something that is [only] a consumer issue or an average, > everyday user issue. That's still the case in a lot of these situations, > but it's now shifting toward highly targeted attacks against organizations > and governments."**** > > For instance, Sherstobitoff authored a paper released in January examining the > Citadel > Trojan<https://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrHgWGq6kFRpUQA5gKL_IdG;_ylu=X3oDMTFwd...>. > Citadel is known malware that primarily was associated with exploiting > online banking and stealing money, but that now is also being found in > cases where information, often from governmental organizations, is the > target. And of course, depending on the nature of the information being > sought, it may well be more valuable than actual currency.**** > > The McAfee study details the work of a hacker organization it calls the > Poetry Group, named so because of their tendency to embed poetic verse, > such as lines from Shakespeare's "Hamlet," in their code. Mentions of > Denmark accompanied a cyber invasion in that country that was attributed to > the group.**** > > Malware can be easy to come > by<http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrHgWGq6kFRpUQA5wKL_IdG;_ylu=X3oDMTFwMj...>and > deploy for random bad actors and "mercenary" groups who are in a rush > to cause a disruption or crack into a network, Sherstobitoff says. Along > with these less well-organized hackers, another type of attackers use > highly developed, custom code to go after a specific target. What the two > have in common is that they often use a break-in technique known as spear > phishing. This particular tactic tricks an individual into letting an > infection in by, for instance, opening an emailed attachment in a corporate > account that appears to have come from a legitimate sender. Because of that > perceived safety, spear phishing can be difficult to identify for an > ordinary computer user.**** > > *[For a visual tour of a cyber attack, click on the image below.]***** > > [image: Anatomy of a Hack > Link]<http://finance.yahoo.com/news/anatomy-of-a-hack-202413441.html;_ylt=A...> > **** > > *Image credit: Siemond Chan***** > > While viruses and attacks span the sophistication spectrum, Sherstobitoff > says professional programmers are behind the attention-getting hacks that > have been revealed against *The New York Times*, *The Wall Street > Journal*and government agencies, among others, in > the past few > weeks<http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrHgWGq6kFRpUQA6QKL_IdG;_ylu=X3oDMTFwNW...> > .**** > > "These people that are behind this are not amateurs," he says. "They're > interested in finding and selling information."**** > > Indeed, a report in the *NYT* details a number of sustained attacks > suspected of originating from a unit of the Chinese military that engages > in computer hacking. That is, not everything is taking over a Burger King > or Jeep Twitter > account<http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrHgWGq6kFRpUQA6gKL_IdG;_ylu=X3oDMTFwb2...>for > some 140-character mischief. Chinese officials responded to the paper > and disputed the accusations.**** > > To Sherstobitoff, the specifics of a hacker's motivation or location > significantly trails in importance to the work of eliminating unwanted > visitors. "Attribution and pointing fingers is really not the game," he > says. "We're really more interested in -- regardless of where the threat > comes from -- we're mostly interested in how to defend against it and how > to protect."**** > > Hackers, over time, have gotten better at their breaching operations, > adapting as they do to defenses that are constantly being upgraded in an > effort to stop unauthorized access. As a result, they've improved at > getting where they don't belong. The challenge then, for McAfee or another > security software maker such as Symantec > (SYMC<http://finance.yahoo.com/q;_ylt=AwrHgWGq6kFRpUQA6wKL_IdG;_ylu=X3oDMTF...>), > becomes more complex. What they're after also is evolving, with stealing > information becoming more of a goal than the straight-up financial crimes > of the old days.**** > > "I don't think it's something that's ever going to go away completely," > Sherstobitoff says. "We have to be better-prepared to deal with these new > targeted attacks and how best to address them."**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > image002.jpg > 37KViewDownload > > image001.jpg > 15KViewDownload -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
