Where did the Threat Actor go? - They RAN-SOM-WARE...
Where did the Threat Actor go? - They RAN-SOM-WARE...
A journey into the heart of a ransomware gang; from the trade craft used to bypass defenses,
to the anatomy of attack.
Outline:
- Intro
- Who are threat actors?
- The OG's
- REvil
- Conti
- HIVE
- The Top Dogs
- LockBit
- ALPHV/BlackCat
- CL0P
- Qilin
- Akira
- Hunters International
- Medusa
- Play
- Ransomhouse
- Rhysida
- The rookies
- Scattered Spider
- Cactus
- Everest
- Silent
- Stormous
- Skira
- What motivates the bad guys?
- Money
- Politics?
- What is ransomware?
- Cryptovirology
- How does it all work?
- F#ck you, Pay me.
- Data brokers
- Who pays these people???
- Too many people
- WHY!?
- Make it stop!
- How do we stop them?
- "Only you can prevent "forest" fires..." ~ Smokey, the D.A.
- Are they here to stay?
- Organized crime is as old as time...
- Outro
- Are you ready for a ransomware attack?
