Svaki zločin počinjen pomoću ili korištenjem računala i internetske veze ili računalne tehnologije poznat je kao Cyber ​​kriminal^{(Cyber Crime)} . Ne postoji samo jedan aspekt definicije cyber kriminala. Zločin može biti bilo što. Proteže se od ubrizgavanja zlonamjernog softvera do hakiranja do krađe društvenog identiteta i još mnogo toga. Cilj ovog članka je odgovoriti što je cyber kriminal i kako se Microsoft s njim nosi.

Što je cyber kriminal – definicija^{(– Definition)} i objašnjenje^{(Explanation)}

Svaki zločin u kojem su računalo, internet ili računalna tehnologija sudjelovali, poznat je kao cyber kriminal. Ovo je vrlo široka definicija cyber kriminala. Ako se za izvršenje kaznenog djela koristi bilo koja od sljedećih aktivnosti – onda se to može klasificirati kao Cyber ​​kriminal:

• Spam
• Uhođenje, iznuda^(Extortion) , ucjena^(Blackmail) , maltretiranje^(Bullying)
• Krađa identiteta. Pogledajte kako možete izbjeći krađu identiteta^(Scams) i napade^(Attacks)
• Hakiranje
• Zlonamjerni softver
• Iskorištavanje ranjivosti
• Društveni inženjering^{(Social Engineering)} i krađa identiteta^{(Identity Theft)} ( lažne^(Fake) e-poruke, lažne telefonske konverzije pomoću podataka dobivenih s interneta^(Internet) , za dobivanje više informacija o vama i vašoj banci, karticama itd.)

Ovo su samo najosnovniji aspekti kibernetičkog kriminala kojih se mogu sjetiti u vrijeme pisanja. Postoji mnogo više aspekata ilegalnog poslovanja – i u svakom slučaju nezakonite aktivnosti uključeno je jedno ili više računala i/ili internetska^(Internet) veza. Takav napad počinjen s ciljem počinjenja cyber kriminala^{(Cyber Crime)} može se nazvati cyber napadom^{(Cyber Attack)} .

Više o tome pročitat ćemo u našem sljedećem postu o vrstama kibernetičkog kriminala . Možda ćete htjeti pročitati i o organiziranom i neorganiziranom kibernetičkom kriminalu^{(Organized and Unorganized Cybercrime)} .

Incidenca cyber kriminala

Cyber ​​kriminal je u porastu!

There are nearly 400 million victims of cybercrime each year. And cybercrime costs consumers $113 billion per year. India, followed by Pakistan, Egypt, Brazil, Algeria and Mexico have the largest number of infected machines involving malware developed outside Eastern Europe.

Norton kaže :

1. Cyber ​​kriminal^(Cybercrime) je sada nadmašio ilegalnu trgovinu drogom kao kriminalni zarađivač novca
2. Identitet se krade svake 3 sekunde kao rezultat cyber kriminala
3. Bez sofisticiranog internetskog^(Internet) sigurnosnog paketa, vaše Windows računalo može se zaraziti unutar 4 minute od povezivanja s internetom^(Internet) .

Kako se nositi s kibernetičkim^(Cyber) kriminalom – prevencija

Održavajte dobru higijenu sustava. Podrazumijeva se da morate imati potpuno ažuriran operativni sustav i instalirani softver^{(updated operating system and installed software)} te dobar sigurnosni softver^{(security software)} kako biste zaštitili svoje računalo – osim što imate navike sigurnog pregledavanja^{(safe browsing habits)} .

Zatim, možda je bilo trenutaka kada su vas ljudi kontaktirali tvrdeći da ste s portala za posao ili tehničke podrške ili čak iz vaše banke^(Bank) i tražili od vas informacije u početku, a zatim vas možda natjerali da platite neku zamišljenu uslugu. Ne odgovarajte na takve kontakte. To je prvi osnovni preventivni korak koji možete poduzeti. Mnogo je onih koji bi postali žrtvom toga, a ipak ne bi prijavili stvar.

Da biste se borili protiv cyber kriminala, morate ga prijaviti u slučaju da ste postali plijen. Nema se čega sramiti! Ako e-mail ili telefon koristi poznatu ili popularnu uslugu ili marku, uvijek biste trebali upozoriti uslugu ili robnu marku da se njihovo ime zloupotrebljava, kako bi mogli poduzeti odgovarajuće korake i barem upozoriti svoje druge kupce na ne postati plijen.

Osim toga, ako vas je zbog cyber kriminala pretrpio fizički, psihički ili financijski gubitak, možete to prijaviti nadležnom odjelu koji danas ima svaka vlada. Svaka zemlja ozbiljno shvaća kibernetički kriminal i ima organizacije koje aktivno rade na suzbijanju kriminala i privođenju kriminalaca pravdi.

Ako je vaš sustav postao plijen botneta^(Botnet) , možda ćete htjeti pogledati neke alate za uklanjanje botneta.

Prijavite cyber kriminal

Ako ste u SAD-u, možete se prijaviti na službenu web stranicu^{(Official Website)} Ministarstva domovinske sigurnosti^{(Department of Homeland Security)} . Ako se radilo o telefonskom pozivu ili e-pošti, čuvajte zapisnike i sadržaj odvojeno i na siguran način jer će vam dodatno pomoći. Ako se radi o zlonamjernom softveru, ne možete učiniti mnogo osim nadati se da će organizacija kojoj ste prijavili smisliti ispravan plan i poduzeti neke mjere.

Centar za pritužbe na internetski kriminal (IC3)^{(Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3))} je partnerstvo između Federalnog ^{(Federal Bureau)}istražnog^{(Investigation)} ureda ( FBI ) i Nacionalnog centra za kriminalitet bijelih ovratnika^{(National White Collar Crime Center)} ( NW3C ). Kao žrtva, ovdje možete prijaviti internetske^(here)(here) pritužbe^(Internet) o kriminalu .

U slučaju neželjene pošte, krađe identiteta i napada društvenog inženjeringa, komunikaciju možete zadržati kao dokaz, ali u slučaju napada zlonamjernog softvera koji su možda kompromitirali vaš sustav, ne znate tko je kriminalac i stoga ne možete puno napredovati u borbi, na svoju ruku.

Ovdje dolazi Microsoftova sigurnosna stanica za kibernetski kriminal^{(Microsoft’s Cybercrime Security Cell)} . To je Microsoftov vlastiti način borbe protiv kibernetičkog kriminala, a ideja je spriječiti da se zločin dogodi, a ne probuditi se nakon što je zločin počinjen.

Kako Microsoft pomaže u smanjenju kibernetičkog^(Cyber) kriminala

Microsoft kaže da je prvi korak prema borbi protiv kibernetičkog kriminala korištenje sigurnog, pouzdanog i poštenog IT^{(secure, reliable and honest IT)} -a ( Informacijska tehnologija^{(Information Technology)} koja se proteže od firmwarea preko operativnog sustava do oblaka). Iako je istina da bi dobro zaštićeno računalo smanjilo šanse da bude hakirano, istina je i da mnoga računala dolaze s unaprijed instaliranim zlonamjernim softverom. Zato je Microsoftkoristio riječ "pošten". Možda ne vjerujete da mnoga računala imaju instaliran piratski softver i to na način da daju lažne pozitivne rezultate tako da korisnici vjeruju da je softver originalan. Ne postoji mnogo metoda za otkrivanje lažnog softvera (osim ručnih forenzičkih metoda) i ti softveri često su u paketu sa zlonamjernim softverom koji šalje vaše podatke cyber kriminalcima koji su stvorili lažni softver.

Microsoftova^(Microsoft) stranica Cybercrime kaže da je u uzorku koji su testirali gotovo 90% of computers koriste piratske operacijske sustave ili piratski softver imalo predinstaliran zlonamjerni softver. To znači da su nova Windows računala već bila zaražena i dizajnirana za slanje vaših osobnih podataka cyber kriminalcima.

Microsoft ima ogromnu ćeliju za istraživanje kibernetičkog kriminala koja radi na dva načina:

1. Borite^(Fight) se protiv zlonamjernog softvera koji koriste kriminalci putem spambotova itd.
2. Prikupite informacije koje im pomažu da naprave bolji softver za svoje platforme u oblaku itd.

Microsoft je prisluškivao tisuće spambotova^(spambots) koji potječu od kibernetičkih kriminalaca i doveo ih do umjetnog sudopera ili lonca s medom^{(artificial sink or honey pots)} , tako da su računala diljem svijeta, posebno u istočnoazijsko^{(East Asia)} -pacifičkoj regiji, sigurna. Prema njihovoj studiji, većina zaraženih računala nalazi se u zemljama istočne Azije^{(East Asia)} i izvan Europe . Međutim, oni, koji sjede u Redmondu^(Redmond) , cijelo vrijeme provode analizu kako bi se suprotstavili bilo kojoj vrsti zlonamjernog softvera koji mogu otkriti i spriječili ih da se dalje šire kako bi ograničili štetu.

Using pirated software leaves your computer systems more open to malicious computer viruses, worms and Trojans? Or that as many as 65% of DVDs and PCs sold with pirated software in India are already pre-infected with malware that facilitates cybercrime?!

Ovo su bili neki od eksplozivnih nalaza izvješća Microsoft India Truthlabs^{(Microsoft India’s Truthlabs)}

• Oko 65 posto uzoraka imalo je više od jedne kategorije zlonamjernog softvera.
• ^{(Auto-Dialer)} Trojanci ^(Trojans)Auto-Dialer , koji mogu uzrokovati velike financijske gubitke, pronađeni su u 100 posto uzoraka.
• 90 posto uzoraka u obliku DVD-a^(DVDs) dalo je lažno pozitivne rezultate u testovima Anti-Piracy Check , čime je varalo korisnike da vjeruju da je instalirani proizvod originalan.

Riječima Keshava Dhakada^{(Keshav Dhakad)} , regionalnog direktora odjela^{(Regional Director)} za intelektualno vlasništvo^{(Intellectual Property)} i digitalni kriminal^{(Digital Crimes Unit)} ( DCU ), Azija^(Asia) , pravne^(Legal) i korporativne ^(Corporate) poslove^(Affairs) , Microsoft ,

“With fighting malware and cybercrime, we also want cybercriminals to know that Microsoft platforms will always remain hostile to their nefarious activities, and we will continue to invest in innovative technology and tools to enable us to fight newer threats to protect our customers. That’s where we’ve been successful in creating a secure, trusted and reliable environment-be it on-premise or on the cloud”.

Microsoft ne samo da gradi i obnavlja svoj softver, već također upozorava cyber kriminalce da ne stvaraju cyber robote i zlonamjerni softver. Prema Keshavu^(Keshav) , Windows 11/10 jedna je platforma koja ima najviše sigurnosne značajke i da su usluge u oblaku temeljene na tehnologiji Microsofta također zaštitile svoje oblake na temelju ulaznih podataka koje su prikupili iz svoje ćelije za kibernetički kriminal.^(Microsoft)

Povezano: ^(Related:) Online prijevare u kibernetičkom kriminalu : prevencija, otkrivanje, oporavak.

What is Cyber crime? How to deal with it?

Αny crime committed by mеans of or by using a computеr and an internet connection or computer technology is known as Cyber Crime. There is not just a single aspect of the definition of cyber crime. The crime can be anything. It spans from malware injection to hacking to social-identity thefts and more. The scope of this article is to answer what is a cybercrime and how Microsoft deals with it.

What is Cyber crime – Definition & Explanation

Any crime to which, a computer, and the Internet or computer technology has been a part of, is known as Cyber crime. This is a very broad definition of cyber crime. If the use of any of the following activities is made, to carry out a crime – then it can be classified as a Cyber crime:

• Spamming
• Stalking, Extortion, Blackmail, Bullying
• Phishing. See how you can avoid Phishing Scams and Attacks
• Hacking
• Malware
• Exploiting vulnerabilities
• Social Engineering and Identity Theft (Fake emails, fake phone conversions using data obtained from the Internet, to get more information about you and your bank, cards, etc.)

These are just the most basic aspects of cybercrime that I can recall at the time of writing. There are many more aspects to the illegal business – and in each instance of the illegal activity, there is one or more computers and/or an Internet connection involved. Such an attack committed with a view to commit a Cyber Crime can be called a Cyber Attack.

We will read more about this in our next post on Types of Cybercrime. You may want to also read about Organized and Unorganized Cybercrime.

Cyber crime incidence

Cyber crime is rampant!

There are nearly 400 million victims of cybercrime each year. And cybercrime costs consumers $113 billion per year. India, followed by Pakistan, Egypt, Brazil, Algeria and Mexico have the largest number of infected machines involving malware developed outside Eastern Europe.

Says Norton:

1. Cybercrime has now surpassed illegal drug trafficking as a criminal moneymaker
2. An identity is stolen every 3 seconds as a result of cybercrime
3. Without a sophisticated Internet security package, your Windows PC can become infected within 4 minutes of connecting to the Internet.

How to deal with Cyber crime – Prevention

Maintain good system hygiene. It goes without saying that you must have a fully updated operating system and installed software and a good security software to protect your computer – apart from having safe browsing habits.

Then, there may have been times when people may have contacted you claiming to be from a job portal or tech support or even your Bank and asked you for information initially and then maybe get you to make some payment for some imaginary service. Do not respond to such contacts. That is the first basic preventive step you can take.  There are many who would fall prey to it and yet won’t report the matter.

To fight cybercrime, you have to report it, in case you have fallen prey.  There is nothing to feel ashamed about! If an email or phone takes the aid of a known or popular service or brand, you should always alert the service or brand, that their name is being misused, so that they can take appropriate steps and at the least, alert their other customers to not fall prey.

Besides, if a cybercrime has made you suffer physical, mental, or financial loss, you can report it to the concerned department that every government has nowadays. Each country takes cybercrime seriously and has organizations that work actively to tackle the crime and to bring the criminals to justice.

If your system has fallen prey to a Botnet, you may want to have a look at some Botnet Removal Tools.

Report Cyber crime

If you are in the US, you can report to the Official Website of Department of Homeland Security. If it was a phone call or email, keep the logs and contents separately and securely as they will further help you. If it was a malware, you cannot do much except to hope that the organization, to which you have reported, comes up with some proper plan and takes some action.

The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) is a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C). As a victim, you can report online Internet crime complaints here.

In case of spam, phishing, and social engineering attacks, you can keep the communications as a proof, but in case of malware attacks which may have compromised your system, you do not know who the criminal is and hence you can’t progress much in the fight, on your own.

This is where Microsoft’s Cybercrime Security Cell comes in. It is Microsoft’s own way of fighting cybercrime and the idea is to prevent the crime from happening rather than waking up after the crime has been committed.

How Microsoft helps reduce Cyber crime

Microsoft says that the first step towards fighting cybercrime is to use secure, reliable and honest IT (Information Technology spanning from firmware to operating system to the cloud). While it is true that a well-protected computer would reduce the chances of it getting hacked, it is also true that many computers come with pre-installed malware. That is why Microsoft used the word “honest”. You may not believe that many computers have pirated software installed on them, and in a way that they give false positives so that users believe the software is genuine. There are not many methods to detect the fake software (except for manual forensic methods) and these software are often bundled with malware that sends your information to the cyber criminals who created the fake software.

The Cybercrime page of Microsoft says that in a sample they tested, almost 90% of computers using pirated operating systems or pirated software had the malware preinstalled. That means new Windows PCs were already infected and designed to send your personal information to the cyber criminals.

Microsoft has a huge cybercrime research cell which works in two ways:

1. Fight the malware that is utilized by criminals via spambots etc.
2. Gather information that helps them make better software for their cloud etc. platforms.

Microsoft has tapped the thousands of spambots originating from cybercriminals and led them to an artificial sink or honey pots, so that computers across the world, especially in the East Asia-Pacific region are safe. According to their study, most of the infected computers are found in countries situated in East Asia and outside Europe. However, they, sitting at Redmond, are running an analysis all the while to counter whatever type of malware they can detect, and stop them from spreading any further to contain the damage.

Using pirated software leaves your computer systems more open to malicious computer viruses, worms and Trojans? Or that as many as 65% of DVDs and PCs sold with pirated software in India are already pre-infected with malware that facilitates cybercrime?!

These were some of the explosive findings of Microsoft India’s Truthlabs report

• About 65 percent of the samples had more than one category of malware.
• Auto-Dialer Trojans, which can cause huge financial losses, were found in 100 percent of the samples.
• 90 percent of the samples in the form of DVDs gave false-positive results in Anti-Piracy Check tests, thereby cheating users to believe the installed product to be a genuine one.

In the words of Keshav Dhakad, Regional Director of Intellectual Property & Digital Crimes Unit (DCU), Asia, Legal & Corporate Affairs, Microsoft,

“With fighting malware and cybercrime, we also want cybercriminals to know that Microsoft platforms will always remain hostile to their nefarious activities, and we will continue to invest in innovative technology and tools to enable us to fight newer threats to protect our customers. That’s where we’ve been successful in creating a secure, trusted and reliable environment-be it on-premise or on the cloud”.

Microsoft not only is building and rebuilding its software, but it also warns cyber criminals against creating cyber bots and malware. According to Keshav, Windows 11/10 is one platform that has the highest security features, and that Microsoft technology-based cloud services have also safeguarded their clouds based on the inputs they gathered from their cybercrime cell.

Related: Online Fraud in Cyber crime: Prevention, Detection, Recovery.

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