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Network attackers most often sell access to companies from the USA, UK, Italy, Germany, and Brazil. This is stated in a study by Positive Technologies.
During the analysis, experts examined about 190 Russian-language and English-language sites on the darknet with an attendance of more than 70 million people, which presented proposals for the purchase and sale of tools for cyber attacks and the announcement of custom development of malware.
Experts believe that one of the reasons for the annual number of cyberattacks (in 2019 the rate rose by 19%) is “easy entry into the world of cybercrime.” According to experts, a proposal has been formed for malware and services that are used to penetrate corporate networks.
About two years ago, attackers were usually interested in access to single servers; they bought up to $ 20. However, since the second half of 2019, the number of topics related to the purchase of access to the local network of companies has been growing at specialized hacker sites, writes RIA Novosti.
More than a third of all proposals are related to American companies, 5.2% with Italy and the UK, 4.4% with Brazil, 3.1% with Germany. At the same time, in the United States they most often sell access to service industry organizations (about 20%), as well as to industrial companies and government agencies. In Italy, a quarter of the demand is related to industry, in the UK about a third is also in the service sector, in Brazil there are the most offers to sell access to networks of government agencies and medicine, and in Germany - the sphere of IT and services.
Experts note that in the near future, many companies may face the fact that the number of external attacks on the infrastructure will increase significantly. This is especially true now, when organizations in a hurry transfer employees to remote work.
On March 13, cybersecurity expert Alexander Urbelis of the New York-based Blackstone Law Group announced a hacker attack on the World Health Organization (WHO). The expert did not put forward any suggestions as to who was behind this attack.
However, two other agency interlocutors suggested that it could be a hacker group called DarkHotel, which has been engaged in malicious cyber activity since 2007. It is noted that the motives of the latest hacking attempt are also unknown.
The number of phishing emails has quadrupled over the past few days. IT professionals predict a double increase in data leaks. The remote work that many companies have switched to in connection with the outbreak of a new coronavirus can endanger the security of information systems of organizations, experts surveyed by Izvestia say.
To minimize risks, they advise employers to instruct employees in advance, install antivirus programs and VPN access on their computers with two-factor authentication, and update all software and IT equipment that ensures the company’s work.
During the analysis, experts examined about 190 Russian-language and English-language sites on the darknet with an attendance of more than 70 million people, which presented proposals for the purchase and sale of tools for cyber attacks and the announcement of custom development of malware.
Experts believe that one of the reasons for the annual number of cyberattacks (in 2019 the rate rose by 19%) is “easy entry into the world of cybercrime.” According to experts, a proposal has been formed for malware and services that are used to penetrate corporate networks.
About two years ago, attackers were usually interested in access to single servers; they bought up to $ 20. However, since the second half of 2019, the number of topics related to the purchase of access to the local network of companies has been growing at specialized hacker sites, writes RIA Novosti.
More than a third of all proposals are related to American companies, 5.2% with Italy and the UK, 4.4% with Brazil, 3.1% with Germany. At the same time, in the United States they most often sell access to service industry organizations (about 20%), as well as to industrial companies and government agencies. In Italy, a quarter of the demand is related to industry, in the UK about a third is also in the service sector, in Brazil there are the most offers to sell access to networks of government agencies and medicine, and in Germany - the sphere of IT and services.
Experts note that in the near future, many companies may face the fact that the number of external attacks on the infrastructure will increase significantly. This is especially true now, when organizations in a hurry transfer employees to remote work.
On March 13, cybersecurity expert Alexander Urbelis of the New York-based Blackstone Law Group announced a hacker attack on the World Health Organization (WHO). The expert did not put forward any suggestions as to who was behind this attack.
However, two other agency interlocutors suggested that it could be a hacker group called DarkHotel, which has been engaged in malicious cyber activity since 2007. It is noted that the motives of the latest hacking attempt are also unknown.
The number of phishing emails has quadrupled over the past few days. IT professionals predict a double increase in data leaks. The remote work that many companies have switched to in connection with the outbreak of a new coronavirus can endanger the security of information systems of organizations, experts surveyed by Izvestia say.
To minimize risks, they advise employers to instruct employees in advance, install antivirus programs and VPN access on their computers with two-factor authentication, and update all software and IT equipment that ensures the company’s work.