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steemdelegated 3.367 SP to @thomaspiguet
2026/01/24 03:09:42
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2024/12/17 22:18:27
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}thomaspiguetupvoted (100.00%) @thomaspiguet / is-online-crime-really-the-new-wild-west2021/12/06 12:04:42
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2021/12/06 12:04:42
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}thomaspiguetpublished a new post: is-online-crime-really-the-new-wild-west2021/12/06 12:04:33
thomaspiguetpublished a new post: is-online-crime-really-the-new-wild-west
2021/12/06 12:04:33
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| permlink | is-online-crime-really-the-new-wild-west |
| title | Is online crime really the new Wild West? |
| body | However cyber-savvy you think you are, it’s a fact that most people, whether they are aware of it or not, have already had their cyber safety threatened. The Covid 19 pandemic has undeniably been the “great accelerator of digital transformation”, both in corporate and personal terms. However, with investment in security lagging far behind, this new digital landscape is a land of golden opportunity for cybercriminals. A problem that was already increasing pre-pandemic, has exploded into a global threat. Cybercrime has evolved from spam emails to identity theft; social engineering and ‘whaling’ (with the intent of stealing assets or extorting individuals in positions of power for information or monetary gain); malware and ransomware (for blackmail or political purposes); and multilayered ‘island-hopping’ attacks where a criminal organization targets smaller third party or supply chain companies with the ultimate aim of attacking a larger company. This new threat landscape is often compared to the “Wild West” — with organized online criminals unleashing ransomware and stealing bitcoin, rather than holding up trains and robbing banks. In this environment, “white-hat” hackers, who offer recovery services against the depredations of “black-hat” bad actors, are the guns for hire, and a crop of new cybersecurity companies, offering security on a commercial basis, vie for position as the virtual equivalent of the Pinkerton Agency. However, in the absence of an effectively organized government entity, the run-of-the-mill counter-response lacks the global reach of the criminals. With public trust in the ability of law enforcers to secure justice at rock bottom, what are the best options for corporate and individual victims? .png) I spoke to Armour Intel, a company at the forefront of dealing with cybercrime and recovery of assets, about their approach to the new threat landscape and why they are different to other cybersecurity companies. “Armour Intel is the intelligence arm of an already well-established global security entity,” says their spokesman. “Our point of difference is that we leverage an existing network of over 17000 security and cyber intelligence professionals in 100+ countries. Our agents have served at elite levels of the military, police, and intelligence sectors, giving us a uniquely powerful network of resources.” While Armour Intel can cite impressive examples of successes in pursuing bad actors and recovering assets, they also emphasise the importance of their work in risk assessment, stress testing, and preventive strategies, “While it’s the big ransomware attacks that hit the news, simple phishing or email scams continue to be the most prevalent type of attack, which means human error and poor awareness are still the most common cause of a security breach. The fact is, nobody should be complacent — criminals are constantly finding new ways to exploit vulnerabilities.” The takeaway message for companies is that Cyber security needs to be seen as the responsibility of all employees (including senior management and executives) not just the IT department. Armour Intel continues “…one of our recent clients was the Managing Director of a global blockchain firm who had sophisticated awareness of online risk. Nonetheless, he was caught out by a fraudulent Asian crypto exchange. He came to us having been quoted 5 figure upfront sums (with no guarantee of success) by other crypto security firms. Our investigators were able to uncover evidence stemming from China that enabled him to begin recovery of his assets within a week. Armour Intel’s global connections and access to linguistic expertise were certainly a factor in achieving a fast and positive result for the client.” Armour Intel was able to leverage its own global network to produce results in this case, but at government level, difficulties of cross-border cooperation result in an enforcement gap which often allows criminals to operate with impunity. The proliferation and increasing sophistication of ransomware attacks in this environment provide a chilling demonstration of the vulnerability of critical infrastructure. The Wannacry ransomware attack in 2017, which targeted computers running Microsoft Windows globally, while costly, was halted within a few hours. By contrast, the US Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack (by the hacker group Darkside in May of this year), forced Colonial to shut down for 6 days — cutting off 40% of essential fuel supply to homes and businesses on the United States East Coast in the process. Colonial paid up, handing over $5 million. Armour Intel says, “This is not the first ransomware cyberattack against US critical national infrastructure and it won’t be the last.” Organized cybercrime is a global, dynamic and fast-evolving threat, with links to espionage and terrorism. Conventional law enforcement agencies have proved unable to mount an effective response to threats that compromise national infrastructure. Despite this, Armour Intel’s outlook for the corporate and private sector is robust, “Not all cybercrime is sophisticated. One of the reasons the enforcement gap is so big is that so many crimes go unreported. People don’t know where to turn. If you, or your company, have been attacked, or you discover that you are being impersonated online, there are effective measures that can be taken. We can help you identify and locate threats and malicious actors to assist in the recovery of assets, anywhere in the world.”  For the private sector, companies such as Armour Intel, with long-standing in the security and intelligence sectors and pre-existing cross border relationships with global law enforcement agencies, would seem to be able to offer a discreet, agile and effective option. With ransomware attacks now occurring globally every 11 seconds (95% delivered by email), we had better hope so! |
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A problem that was already increasing pre-pandemic, has exploded into a global threat.\n\nCybercrime has evolved from spam emails to identity theft; social engineering and ‘whaling’ (with the intent of stealing assets or extorting individuals in positions of power for information or monetary gain); malware and ransomware (for blackmail or political purposes); and multilayered ‘island-hopping’ attacks where a criminal organization targets smaller third party or supply chain companies with the ultimate aim of attacking a larger company.\n\nThis new threat landscape is often compared to the “Wild West” — with organized online criminals unleashing ransomware and stealing bitcoin, rather than holding up trains and robbing banks.\n\nIn this environment, “white-hat” hackers, who offer recovery services against the depredations of “black-hat” bad actors, are the guns for hire, and a crop of new cybersecurity companies, offering security on a commercial basis, vie for position as the virtual equivalent of the Pinkerton Agency. 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Our agents have served at elite levels of the military, police, and intelligence sectors, giving us a uniquely powerful network of resources.”\n\nWhile Armour Intel can cite impressive examples of successes in pursuing bad actors and recovering assets, they also emphasise the importance of their work in risk assessment, stress testing, and preventive strategies,\n“While it’s the big ransomware attacks that hit the news, simple phishing or email scams continue to be the most prevalent type of attack, which means human error and poor awareness are still the most common cause of a security breach. The fact is, nobody should be complacent — criminals are constantly finding new ways to exploit vulnerabilities.”\n\nThe takeaway message for companies is that Cyber security needs to be seen as the responsibility of all employees (including senior management and executives) not just the IT department.\n\nArmour Intel continues “…one of our recent clients was the Managing Director of a global blockchain firm who had sophisticated awareness of online risk. Nonetheless, he was caught out by a fraudulent Asian crypto exchange. He came to us having been quoted 5 figure upfront sums (with no guarantee of success) by other crypto security firms. Our investigators were able to uncover evidence stemming from China that enabled him to begin recovery of his assets within a week. Armour Intel’s global connections and access to linguistic expertise were certainly a factor in achieving a fast and positive result for the client.”\n\nArmour Intel was able to leverage its own global network to produce results in this case, but at government level, difficulties of cross-border cooperation result in an enforcement gap which often allows criminals to operate with impunity.\n\nThe proliferation and increasing sophistication of ransomware attacks in this environment provide a chilling demonstration of the vulnerability of critical infrastructure.\n\nThe Wannacry ransomware attack in 2017, which targeted computers running Microsoft Windows globally, while costly, was halted within a few hours.\n\nBy contrast, the US Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack (by the hacker group Darkside in May of this year), forced Colonial to shut down for 6 days — cutting off 40% of essential fuel supply to homes and businesses on the United States East Coast in the process. 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| body | A report from Armour Intel — a global security network of over 15,000 professionals offering private intelligence, deep due diligence, protection, reputation management, response to fraud, cybercrime and asset recovery. .png) When Jürgen Stock, the Secretary-General of INTERPOL says “Cybercriminals are developing and boosting their attacks at an alarming pace,” he is referring to the rapid global metamorphosis in the sophistication, scale, and organization of cybercrime, accelerated by Covid and the online work culture. Cybercrime is now estimated to be a $6 trillion+ business, with businesses falling victim to ransomware every 11 seconds. The image of the nerdish hacker working alone on his laptop is a thing of the past. These days, criminals use automated servers to download stolen data and manage their malware. Cybercrime is conducted by sophisticated and ruthless criminal networks advertising and conducting multi-million-dollar businesses with impunity, from the anonymity of the dark web. Any kind of expertise or access is available at a price. ‘Initial access brokers’, or IABs penetrate networks and sell access to the highest bidder. Other criminal organizations reflect conventional business practices, bringing in new recruits on an “affiliate” basis. In this world, SaaS (Software as a Service) becomes Raas (Ransomware as a Service), complete with everything from tech support to a range of payment options. This accessibility only serves to proliferate the problem to a new generation of bad actors. Your computers, your phone, your car, your bank and credit card purchases, even your smart home devices and alarm systems (IoT) are all vulnerable to hacking. Anyone who uses online services, whether to make investments, conduct company business, cruise dating sites, monitor visitors with their ‘smart doorbell’, or just chat to friends on Facebook needs to be aware of the nature of online risk and to take robust measures to protect themselves. In this report, Armour Intel looks at some of the most common dangers, discusses the actions you can take if the worst happens, and offers advice on how to prevent it from happening in the first place. INVESTMENT FRAUD It is in an investor's nature to be always on the lookout for tips on forex, CFDs, binary options, stocks, cryptocurrencies, etc. Have you ever been cold-called — or messaged — out of the blue by a high-pressure salesman pitching a great deal? If so, you may have been targeted by a ‘Boiler Room’ scam — one of the most common types of investment fraud. Boiler room scammers (so-called due to the busy call centers from which they traditionally operated) often present themselves as trusted influencer or representatives of an established company. There may even be a real verifiable deal to be had — but rest assured, if you fall victim to this scam, your funds will be diverted elsewhere. As soon as you and your investment have parted company, the salesman will cease contact. Armour Intel advice - - Never be rushed into a decision - Check the legitimacy of the company, trading platform, or exchange, and the caller - Be wary of any types of cold calls - ‘Systems’ such as signal sellers or robot trading — are often scams. Be especially careful of system sellers offering programs at exorbitant prices justified by a guarantee of phenomenal results. CRYPTOCURRENCY Cryptocurrencies are a particularly high-priority target for criminals — whether hacking your personal wallet or the exchange itself. When the Japanese cryptocurrency exchange, Liquid, was hit this year, its digital currency wallets were compromised enabling the hackers to transfer $97 million worth of digital coins belonging to customers. In the same week, $600 million digital tokens were stolen from Poly Network, a decentralized finance firm. How can you stay secure when investing in crypto? Armour Intel advice - - Set up a completely new email address (with a complex password) to be used only for your cryptocurrency account. - Enable two-factor authentication (using an authenticator app rather than the SMS option) - Spread investments across more than one exchange and consider storing cryptocurrency offline in “cold wallets” (more secure as they are unconnected to the internet). - Regularly scan your devices for malware - Don’t talk publicly about your crypto or online investments on social media COMPANY SECURITY AND EMPLOYEE PASSWORD PROTOCOLS (a chain is only as secure as its weakest link!) Human error and poor awareness are the most common causes of company security breaches. 90% of Americans use their personal computer for work. Any time one of those employees connects their personal computer to unsecured public wifi, company information is put at risk. Many people also use the same passwords for work and personal purposes. Database breaches on popular sites such Facebook, Equifax, Yahoo, and Pornhub have exposed millions of users to malware and compromised information and passwords — which are shared and sold on ‘onion sites’ on the dark web. The financial cost of knock-on GDBA breaches of customer information when company security is then penetrated has reached an all-time global high — $8.64 million in 2020 in the United States alone, according to the Ponemon Institute. Companies need to get much better at protecting and destroying personal customer data (names, addresses, opinions, credit card information). Cyber security should be seen as the responsibility of all employees (including senior management and executives) not just the IT department. In fact, senior executives are arguably more likely to travel and access insecure networks more frequently. Armour Intel advice - - Educate everyone in your organization and update them regularly on the dangers of cybercrime. - Use unique and complex passwords for company accounts and change them regularly - Security software measures (firewalls, anti-virus, anti-spyware and anti-spam filters) are .no longer enough. Keep employee and customer data safe by adding a Cloud VPN — enabling employees to safely access your business network via an encrypted connection at all times, wherever they are in the world. - Teach your employees what to look out for online. For example - - Phishing Emails — require the victim to log in - revealing passwords, or exposing the system to malware. - Fake URL giveaways = a small typo or unusual symbol in a URL can indicate that it is a bogus site aimed at obtaining personal information. - Use DNS filtering to block access to websites known to be dangerous. Prevention is better than cure! WHAT TO DO IF THE WORST HAPPENS Whether you are a large conglomerate hit by malware, the victim of a boiler room fraud, or an individual investor whose crypto wallet has been hacked — one piece of advice holds true: if the worst happens, you need to act fast! Armour Intel advice - - Change your passwords immediately - Scan your devices for malware - Call your bank and the authorities to make them aware If it’s a cryptocurrency issue, contact your service provider about the fraudulent transactions. They may have information about the transaction that could come in useful in an investigation - Get specialist help from a company such as Armour Intel to follow the money! One of the problems faced by victims of this kind of fraud is that the perpetrators are often based in far-off countries. Police in the victim’s own country are powerless to act globally and official channels in the country of the criminal can be disinterested in foreign victims or near impossible to access. Armour Intel is the intelligence arm of an already well-established global security entity. Our point of difference is that we leverage an existing network of over 17000 security and cyber intelligence professionals in 100+ countries. Our agents have served at elite levels of the military, police, and intelligence sectors, giving us a uniquely powerful network of resources. DAMAGE CONTROL AND REPUTATION MANAGEMENT If the worst has happened, and company and/or personal reputations are fatally compromised, there are still measures that can be taken. Electronic trading website Enron vanished in the wake of a public relations backlash. However other giants like BP, Wells Fargo, and United Airlines have survived public relations catastrophes, albeit with costs. While you cannot control what the public thinks, you can control what they see online. The emergence of online communication platforms has made reputation more delicate. Bad reviews, gossip, and bad press, now reach thousands, even millions of people in the blink of an eye, and entities like Google, Yelp, and Youtube are the new arbiters of public reputation. Whether you are an international conglomerate or a high-profile individual, reputation management — clearing the way for positive messages to take effect — is an essential element for success. Armour Intel advice - - Companies can contain negative feedback from customers to some extent via techniques such as offering a forum, within which complaints can be vented, responding constructively to reviews, etc. - While negative stories on third-party platforms — cannot usually be removed entirely, you can push down harmful content, with new positive content, thus mitigating the impact of negative or outdated search results. - If you are serious about reputation management, hire experts such as Armour Intel. The top-ranking search result on average gets about 31% of traffic, the second gets 16%, and the third gets 10%. By the time you get down to the eighth slot, you’re talking about 1.7% of traffic. However, to get content to outrank negative stories is a lengthy process, requiring specialist SEO expertise. FINAL WORD Never underestimate the vulnerability of your online reputation, or your information and assets. If you have been a victim of cybercrime, need to trace stolen funds, or require preventative advice about cybersecurity or private intelligence services, contact Armour Intel. |
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Cybercrime is conducted by sophisticated and ruthless criminal networks advertising and conducting multi-million-dollar businesses with impunity, from the anonymity of the dark web.\n\nAny kind of expertise or access is available at a price. ‘Initial access brokers’, or IABs penetrate networks and sell access to the highest bidder. Other criminal organizations reflect conventional business practices, bringing in new recruits on an “affiliate” basis. In this world, SaaS (Software as a Service) becomes Raas (Ransomware as a Service), complete with everything from tech support to a range of payment options. This accessibility only serves to proliferate the problem to a new generation of bad actors.\n\nYour computers, your phone, your car, your bank and credit card purchases, even your smart home devices and alarm systems (IoT) are all vulnerable to hacking. 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If so, you may have been targeted by a ‘Boiler Room’ scam — one of the most common types of investment fraud.\nBoiler room scammers (so-called due to the busy call centers from which they traditionally operated) often present themselves as trusted influencer or representatives of an established company. There may even be a real verifiable deal to be had — but rest assured, if you fall victim to this scam, your funds will be diverted elsewhere. As soon as you and your investment have parted company, the salesman will cease contact.\n\nArmour Intel advice -\n\n- Never be rushed into a decision\n- Check the legitimacy of the company, trading platform, or exchange, and the caller\n- Be wary of any types of cold calls\n- ‘Systems’ such as signal sellers or robot trading — are often scams. Be especially careful of system sellers offering programs at exorbitant prices justified by a guarantee of phenomenal results.\n\nCRYPTOCURRENCY\n\nCryptocurrencies are a particularly high-priority target for criminals — whether hacking your personal wallet or the exchange itself. When the Japanese cryptocurrency exchange, Liquid, was hit this year, its digital currency wallets were compromised enabling the hackers to transfer $97 million worth of digital coins belonging to customers. In the same week, $600 million digital tokens were stolen from Poly Network, a decentralized finance firm.\n\nHow can you stay secure when investing in crypto?\nArmour Intel advice -\n\n- Set up a completely new email address (with a complex password) to be used only for your cryptocurrency account.\n- Enable two-factor authentication (using an authenticator app rather than the SMS option)\n- Spread investments across more than one exchange and consider storing cryptocurrency offline in “cold wallets” (more secure as they are unconnected to the internet).\n- Regularly scan your devices for malware\n- Don’t talk publicly about your crypto or online investments on social media\n\nCOMPANY SECURITY AND EMPLOYEE PASSWORD PROTOCOLS \n(a chain is only as secure as its weakest link!)\n\nHuman error and poor awareness are the most common causes of company security breaches.\n90% of Americans use their personal computer for work. Any time one of those employees connects their personal computer to unsecured public wifi, company information is put at risk. Many people also use the same passwords for work and personal purposes. Database breaches on popular sites such Facebook, Equifax, Yahoo, and Pornhub have exposed millions of users to malware and compromised information and passwords — which are shared and sold on ‘onion sites’ on the dark web.\nThe financial cost of knock-on GDBA breaches of customer information when company security is then penetrated has reached an all-time global high — $8.64 million in 2020 in the United States alone, according to the Ponemon Institute. Companies need to get much better at protecting and destroying personal customer data (names, addresses, opinions, credit card information). Cyber security should be seen as the responsibility of all employees (including senior management and executives) not just the IT department. In fact, senior executives are arguably more likely to travel and access insecure networks more frequently.\n\nArmour Intel advice -\n\n- Educate everyone in your organization and update them regularly on the dangers of cybercrime.\n- Use unique and complex passwords for company accounts and change them regularly\n- Security software measures (firewalls, anti-virus, anti-spyware and anti-spam filters) are .no longer enough. Keep employee and customer data safe by adding a Cloud VPN — enabling employees to safely access your business network via an encrypted connection at all times, wherever they are in the world.\n- Teach your employees what to look out for online. For example -\n- Phishing Emails — require the victim to log in - revealing passwords, or exposing the system to malware.\n- Fake URL giveaways = a small typo or unusual symbol in a URL can indicate that it is a bogus site aimed at obtaining personal information.\n- Use DNS filtering to block access to websites known to be dangerous. Prevention is better than cure!\n\nWHAT TO DO IF THE WORST HAPPENS\nWhether you are a large conglomerate hit by malware, the victim of a boiler room fraud, or an individual investor whose crypto wallet has been hacked — one piece of advice holds true: if the worst happens, you need to act fast!\n\nArmour Intel advice -\n- Change your passwords immediately\n- Scan your devices for malware\n- Call your bank and the authorities to make them aware\nIf it’s a cryptocurrency issue, contact your service provider about the fraudulent transactions. They may have information about the transaction that could come in useful in an investigation\n- Get specialist help from a company such as Armour Intel to follow the money!\n\nOne of the problems faced by victims of this kind of fraud is that the perpetrators are often based in far-off countries. Police in the victim’s own country are powerless to act globally and official channels in the country of the criminal can be disinterested in foreign victims or near impossible to access.\nArmour Intel is the intelligence arm of an already well-established global security entity. Our point of difference is that we leverage an existing network of over 17000 security and cyber intelligence professionals in 100+ countries. Our agents have served at elite levels of the military, police, and intelligence sectors, giving us a uniquely powerful network of resources.\n\nDAMAGE CONTROL AND REPUTATION MANAGEMENT\n\nIf the worst has happened, and company and/or personal reputations are fatally compromised, there are still measures that can be taken. Electronic trading website Enron vanished in the wake of a public relations backlash. However other giants like BP, Wells Fargo, and United Airlines have survived public relations catastrophes, albeit with costs.\n\nWhile you cannot control what the public thinks, you can control what they see online. The emergence of online communication platforms has made reputation more delicate. Bad reviews, gossip, and bad press, now reach thousands, even millions of people in the blink of an eye, and entities like Google, Yelp, and Youtube are the new arbiters of public reputation.\n\nWhether you are an international conglomerate or a high-profile individual, reputation management — clearing the way for positive messages to take effect — is an essential element for success.\n\nArmour Intel advice -\n\n- Companies can contain negative feedback from customers to some extent via techniques such as offering a forum, within which complaints can be vented, responding constructively to reviews, etc.\n- While negative stories on third-party platforms — cannot usually be removed entirely, you can push down harmful content, with new positive content, thus mitigating the impact of negative or outdated search results.\n- If you are serious about reputation management, hire experts such as Armour Intel. The top-ranking search result on average gets about 31% of traffic, the second gets 16%, and the third gets 10%. By the time you get down to the eighth slot, you’re talking about 1.7% of traffic. However, to get content to outrank negative stories is a lengthy process, requiring specialist SEO expertise.\n\nFINAL WORD\nNever underestimate the vulnerability of your online reputation, or your information and assets. If you have been a victim of cybercrime, need to trace stolen funds, or require preventative advice about cybersecurity or private intelligence services, contact Armour Intel.",
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