MOSCOW, October 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --
1. In the next year, the main point of losses
for banks from cyber-attacks will be not
theft of money, but destruction of their IT
infrastructure during the final stages
of a targeted hacking attack. Banks used to only be attacked
by cybercriminals. Today, state-linked hackers are doing this far
more frequently. By destroying IT infrastructure, cybercriminals
will attempt to cover their tracks during thefts, while the aim of
state-sponsored hackers will be to maximize the damage to
banks and discontinue banking operations. In both cases, the damage
done to banks may be even greater than the amount of funds stolen
due to service interruptions and resulting reputational and
regulatory impact.
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2. Hackers will now successfully attack
more industrial facilities as they have
learnt how to work with the "logic" of
critical infrastructure. These facilities use complex and
unique IT systems: even if one gains access to them, specific
knowledge about the principles of their operation is needed to
conduct attacks. Over the past year, we have observed that hackers'
competence has increased along with their capacities to impact
critical infrastructure. Therefore, we now forecast new large-scale
incidents targeting industrials and related core
infrastructure.
3. Hackers are switching their focus from banks to the crypto
industry (ICO, wallets, exchanges, funds), which
have been accumulating increasingly large
capitalisations and funds. In technical terms,
the attacks against service providers in this sector are no more
difficult than against banks, however the information security in
place and maturity of blockchain companies is significantly lower.
A further motivation for criminal attackers is that blockchain
technologies are more anonymous and unregulated - this considerably
reduces the risk of being caught during money withdrawal.
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