Tuesday, August 4, 2015

APT: Carbanak

Carbanak:
STATUS:Active
TYPE:Backdoor
DISCOVERY:2014
TARGETED PLATFORMS:Windows
FIRST KNOWN SAMPLE:2013
NUMBER OF TARGETS:11-100


Special features:
First ever criminal APT.
Carbanak cybergang was able to steal $1bn from 100 financial institutions worldwide.
The plot marks the beginning of a new stage in the evolution of cybercriminal activity, where malicious users steal money directly from banks, and avoid targeting end users.
The largest sums were grabbed by hacking into banks and stealing up to ten million dollars in each raid.


Top 10 countries:
Russia, USA, Germany, China, Ukraine, Canada, Taiwan, Hong-Kong, United Kingdom, Spain, Norway, India, France, Poland, Pakistan, Nepal, Morocco, The Czech Republic, Switzerland, Bulgaria, Australia, Iceland, Brazil

Targets:
Financial institutions

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