Cybercrime Exposed

Aug 19 2024 8 ep. 36 mins 12

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The internet is the new frontier of crime. The systems we depend on for our daily lives, business and national security are under assault. Cybercriminals break into organizations from the other side of the world, exploiting software flaws and weaknesses. The effects of these attacks are devastating, resulting in billions of dollars in damages, a loss of privacy and a loss of confidence. Cybercrime Exposed is a podcast from Intel 471 that explores how malicious hackers undermine the computer systems we trust, and what we can do to stop them.

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Ep. 7: Tank

Aug 19 2024 59 mins

In 2006, a new type of malware appeared on the scene. Its name was Zeus. It was enormously profitable for its cybercriminal developers, who used it to steal tens of millions of dollars from businesses and organizations of all sizes. Those behind the scheme had honed a new model: cybercrime-as-as-service, where individuals focus on their specialities – creating malware, employing

Ep. 6: Crypto Heist

Mar 04 2024 40 mins

The online game Axie Infinity is colorful and eye catching. It resembles Pokemon and is filled with cute digital creatures. To play the game, players use virtual currency to buy and sell these creatures and can earn it by battling each other. In 2021, the company behind Axie Infinity was worth $3 billion and backed by Silicon Valley dollars. But this virtual world and the enormous

Ep. 5: Botnet Breakup

Feb 05 2024 37 mins

Over many years, a cybercriminal gang likely based in Russia built a huge network of interconnected, hacked computers. They did this one inbox at a time. They sent spam messages with fake documents and malicious links, tricking people into opening malicious software. The network of hacked computers was called Qakbot, or QBot. The botnet was used by cybercriminal gangs to infiltrate

Ep. 4: The XBox One Hack

Jan 08 2024 41 mins

In the early 2010s, a group of malicious hackers had a goal: to build a Durango, which was the code name for Microsoft’s next-generation gaming console eventually known as the XBox One. They did this by stealing reams of data: authentication keys, personal data, login credentials and proprietary gaming documents. Arman Sadri was on the fringes of the group. He was a gaming hacker

Ep. 3: Social Engineering

Dec 04 2023 33 mins

Bluma Janowitz is a social engineer and red team agent. She specializes in what are called red-teaming exercises, which are designed to test an organization’s defenses against malicious hackers. She might try to trick employees into giving up sensitive information over the phone or drop USB drives in places where curious people might put them in their computers. She talks her way

Ep. 2: The Extortionists

Nov 06 2023 39 mins

In one long weekend in May 2023, a cybercriminal gang called Clop conducted one of the largest data breaches on record. The supply-chain attack affected thousands of organizations and millions of people. The group dumped terabytes of health care data, personal and corporate records on the internet in an effort to extort the victims. CLOP’s attack epitomizes the challenges in figh

Ep. 1: The Phisherman

Oct 03 2023 38 mins

Bex Nitert is an incident response and forensics professional in Australia. She describes herself as a digital firefighter who helps organizations after they’ve been hacked. She often investigates phishing, the term for stealing login credentials with the aim of taking over accounts and systems. There’s a threat actor who created a managed phishing service to help other cybercr

Introducing: Cybercrime Exposed

Introducing Cybercrime Exposed, a podcast from Intel 471 that explores how malicious hackers undermine the systems we trust.