Darkode:- The one stop shopping for cybercriminals
What is Darkode Popularly known as a one-stop, high-volume shopping destination for some of the most active cybercriminals worldwide. This underground, password-protected online forum, known as Darkode, served as a marketplace for people looking to purchase, sell, and trade malware, botnets, credit card information, personally identifiable information, hacked server credentials, and other software and data…
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Melissa Virus- A wake up call for public
How does it started A programmer by the name of David Lee Smith took over an America Online (AOL) account in late March 1999 and used it to upload a file with an adult domain to Internet newsgroup. Dozens of free passwords to adult-content websites that charge fees were promised in the post. A virus…
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The termination of botnet operation via discontinuation of Core-flood virus
Role of botnet:- Botnets are basically networks of virus-infected computers that an attacker can manage remotely. They can be used to steal money, take over identities, and perform other crimes. In this case, botnets are potent core-flood virus that allows cyber criminals to filch the valuable personal and financial information of users by recording the user’s unsuspecting every keystroke. When it came into limelight:- In an unprecedented action in the fight against cybercrime, the FBI halted an international cyberfraud…
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$10 Million Hack:- First robbery in the history of cyber crime
Introduction This case is the giant wheel in the history of cyber crime and a start of the bank robbery without involvement of internet. How does it started? A young computer programmer in St. Petersburg, Russia, headed a group of ambitious crooks from several continents who broke into the electronic systems of a large U.S.…
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