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Cybercrime & Digital Threats

Inside the Halls of a Cybercrime Business

April 03, 2023

We explore three differently sized criminal groups to determine how they compare to similarly sized legitimate businesses in terms of how they are organized. We also discuss the advantages of knowing the size of a target criminal organization for cybercrime investigators.

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  • Exploring Potential Security Challenges in Microsoft Azure

    March 29, 2023
    Our research identifies sensitive environmental variables in the Microsoft Azure environment that, when leaked, can be used by malicious actors to compromise the entire serverless environment.
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  • A Growing Goldmine: Your LinkedIn Data Abused for Cybercrime

    March 28, 2023
    We looked into professional and business networking platform LinkedIn and how cybercriminals abuse the platform to victimize users and companies, and how they monetize posted personal, career, and organizational information.
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  • IPFS: A New Data Frontier or a New Cybercriminal Hideout?

    March 16, 2023
    In this article, we briefly detail what IPFS is and how it works at the user level, before providing up to date statistics about the current usage of IPFS by cybercriminals, especially for hosting phishing content. We will also discuss emerging new cybercrime activities abusing the IPFS protocol and detail how cybercriminals already consider IPFS for their deeds.
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  • The Gender-Equal Cybercriminal Underground

    February 28, 2023
    A look into the cybercriminal gender gap, the status and perceptions on gender profiles in the underground, and the role assumptions have for law enforcement.
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  • Understanding Ransomware Using Data Science

    February 23, 2023
    Our research paper shows how decision-makers that are in a position to affect ransomware at scale – including policy-makers and industry leaders – can use data-science approaches to understand ransomware risk holistically and build cybersecurity strategies that can affect the ransomware ecosystem as a whole.
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  • The Evolution of Windows Kernel Threats

    January 05, 2023
    In this report, we examine how these low-level threats have evolved through the years and discuss the three types of low-level threats that affect Windows systems. The categorization of more than 60 of the most noteworthy Windows low-level threats observed in the wild from 2015 to 2022 and where these threats stand in today’s threat landscape are discussed.
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  • The Future of Ransomware

    December 15, 2022
    Our research looks at the potential evolutions and revolutions in the current ransomware landscape based on significant triggers and catalysts. We highlight the specific developments (triggers) that could cause gradual changes (evolutions) before sparking more drastic transformations (revolutions).
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  • From Bounty to Exploit: Cybercriminals Use Crowdsourcing for New Attacks

    October 20, 2022
    From articles to hackathons, cybercriminals are resorting to crowdsourcing to find more ways to exploit systems. In this article, we tackle these contests, explore their results, and anticipate their possible impacts on the work of cybersecurity defenders.
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  • Bridging Security Gaps in WFH and Hybrid Setups

    October 05, 2022
    Remote and hybrid workplaces are now the norm. We highlight some risks and threats to these setups and detail recommendations for organizations to keep their diffused labor pool secure.
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