Cyberattacks cost victims more than quadruple the amount hackers pay to execute attacks

guest · Jul 11, 2019

Positive Technologies report: Cyberattacks cost victims more than quadruple the amount hackers pay to execute attacks
July 11, 2019
https://www.ptsecurity.com/ww-en/ab...le-the-amount-hackers-pay-to-execute-attacks/

In a new study issued by Positive Technologies today, experts analyze tools used by 29 APT groups which continue to be a threat for multiple industries across the globe, such as state agencies, credit and financial institutions and the manufacturing sector.

The report finds that spear phishing emails are an efficient way criminals get into internal networks of victim organizations; ninety percent of APT groups use this method. The full cost of tools for developing malicious attachments, without the cost of zero-day vulnerabilities exploits, is c.$2,000 (c.£1,500). The most expensive malware type on the dark web is targeted at ATMS, and costs around $5,000 (£4,000).

"While a set of tools for a financially motivated group costs around a few thousand dollars, the profitable returns outweigh the costs. For the hackers themselves, the cost of buying or developing tools pays off after the first few successful attacks."
Despite APT attacks declining they still account for just under half of attacks (47 per cent).
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Positive Technologies: Hack at all cost: putting a price on APT attacks
(PDF - 6.04 MB): https://www.ptsecurity.com/upload/corporate/ww-en/analytics/APT-Attacks-eng.pdf

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Silence
$288,000 average damage from a successful attack
$55,000 cost of toolkit

Attack on PIR Bank
$930,000 damage from attack
$66,000 cost of toolkit
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zapjb · Jul 12, 2019

Mea culpa I mixed up hacking with ransom.

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