IoT Attack Opportunities Seen in the Cybercrime Underground

guest · Sep 11, 2019

IoT Attack Opportunities Seen in the Cybercrime Underground
September 10, 2019
https://blog.trendmicro.com/trendla...rtunities-seen-in-the-cybercrime-underground/

In our paper “The Internet of Things in the Cybercrime Underground,” we looked into IoT-related discussions from several cybercrime underground communities. We found discussions ranging from tutorials to actual monetization schemes for IoT-related attacks.

For our research, we identified five cybercrime underground communities based on the language used in the forums. Starting with the group with the greatest activity and most sophisticated discussions, these are Russian, Portuguese, English, Arabic, and Spanish.
Monetization is the focus in this community and posts about less common devices show an exploration of new opportunities.

The Arabic underground, meanwhile, was much less aggressive compared to the other groups. However, cybercriminals in this forum still expressed their interest for IoT vulnerabilities by sharing news on recent discoveries.
Finally, of interest in the Spanish underground community were methods for finding unprotected or unauthenticated devices that could be entry points for new attacks.
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