For Intel and Profit: Exploring the Russian Hacktivist Community

Presented at BSidesLV 2023, Aug. 9, 2023, 6 p.m. (Unknown duration).

It is not common for analysts to have the opportunity to study the social circles of criminal organizations, but occasionally, a threat group that is more transparent than others emerges. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the security community has had the opportunity to examine several threat groups that are part of the growing Russian hacktivist community, gaining valuable insight into the structure, operations, relationships, and connections between its members and the community around them. These interactions over the last year have taught us about the social and financial backing of the Russian hacktivist community and shown us what the future of hacktivism will look like.

Presenters:

  • Daniel Smith
    Daniel is the Head of Research for Radware's Threat Intelligence division. He helps produce actionable intelligence to protect against botnet-related threats by working behind the scenes to identify network and application-based vulnerabilities. Daniel brings over ten years of experience to the Radware Threat Intelligence division. Before joining, Daniel was a member of Radware's Emergency Response Team (ERT-SOC), where he applied his unique expertise and intimate knowledge of threat actors' tactics, techniques, and procedures to help develop signatures and mitigate attacks proactively for customers.
  • Pascal Geenens

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