Title :
Crime Toolkits: The Productisation of Cybercrime
Author :
Alazab, Ammar ; Abawajy, Jemal ; Hobbs, Mike ; Layton, Richard ; Khraisat, Ansam
Author_Institution :
Parallel & Distrib. Comput. Lab., Deakin Univ., Geelong, VIC, Australia
Abstract :
The productisation of crime toolkits is happening at an ever-increasing rate. Previous attacks that required in-depth knowledge of computer systems can now be purchased online. Large scale attacks previously requiring months to set-up a botnet can now be scheduled for a small fee. Criminals are leveraging this opportunity of commercialization, by compromising web applications and user´s browser, to gain advantages such as using the computer´s resources for launching further attacks, or stealing data such as identifying information.Crime toolkits are being developed to attack an increasing number of applications and can now be deployed by attackers with little technical knowledge. This paper surveys the current trends in crime toolkits, with a case study on the Zeus botnet. We profile the types of exploits that malicious writers prefer, with a view to predicting future attack trends. We find that the scope for damage is increasing, particularly as specialisation and scale increase in cybercrime.
Keywords :
Internet; computer crime; invasive software; Web applications; Zeus botnet; computer systems; crime toolkits; criminals; cybercrime productisation; future attack trends; identifying information; large scale attacks; malicious writers; user browser; Browsers; Computers; Electronic mail; Malware; Servers; Software; cybercrime; attack; styling; crime toolkits Introduction;
Conference_Titel :
Trust, Security and Privacy in Computing and Communications (TrustCom), 2013 12th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
DOI :
10.1109/TrustCom.2013.273