To get your malware noticed: target all the police forces in Europe

Presented at ToorCon San Diego 14 (2012), Oct. 21, 2012, 3:30 p.m. (20 minutes).

The police ransomware is becoming a threat landscape change rather than a single isolated malware incident. As the business model of ransomware improves and that of fake antivirus worsens, more criminal groups jump on board. We are seeing a diversification of developments that means that we are just at that stage. Once the victim pool has become too aware of this tactic, the cybercriminals will probably switch to a different one, as usual. In this process, though, the criminals have learned that online vouchers such as those offered by UKash and PaySafeCard are perfect for their needs: practically untraceable. The bad guys will keep using them as long as there is an underground economy of voucher exchanges.


Presenters:

  • Loucif Kharouni
    Loucif Kharouni is a Senior Threat Researcher with Trend Micro Forward Looking Threat Research Group. He has been working for Trend Micro for the past 10 years and began his career as a support engineer in France. After few years, Loucif moved to the EMEA Regional TrendLabs as a virus support engineer to finally join the Forward Looking Threat Research Group. His main areas of expertise include network protocols, Trend Micro Products Expert, packet analysis, malware analysis and intelligence gathering.

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