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Not So “Anonymous”-Activists, Hacktivists, or Just Plain Criminals?
MBA 510
Sarah Futscher, Vanessa McDonald, Sisamouth
Khanthachack, Tyler Dingess, Thomas Wojda
Ohio Dominican University
Background
Computer crime-using a computer for illegal activity
Gaining access to an unauthorized account
Using a computer to store illegal transactions or data
Economic impact of Over $4,000 Billion
What’s the Difference?
Hacktivists- Attempt to break into systems
Deface Websites
Promote political or ideological goals
Wikileaks
Cyberterrorists- Plant destructive programs
Threaten to activate if no ransom paid
Other Computer Criminals
Sexual Predators
What Tools Can Hacktivists Use
Denial-of-service attack
“Operation Payback”
Security exploits apps
SQL injection
cross-site request forgery
security exploits apps
Web pages
FTP, PHP, HTTP
What Tools Can Hacktivists Use
Port and vulnerability scanners
identify system weakness
Phishing
brute-force-attack
password cracking
packet analyzers
What Tools Can Hacktivists Use
Malwares
Rootkit or Trojan horse programs
Computer viruses or worms
Keystroke logging tools
Social engineering
How Can Organizations and Individuals Protect Themselves
Being a victim of a hacking scandal can…
Cost companies and organizations money
Damage brand image
Biggest targets for groups like anonymous…
Governments
Billions invested into cybersecurity
Two-factor authentication
Encryption
AWARENESS OF COMMON SCAMS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED
Notable Hacks
| 10 Biggest |
| LinkedIn, 2012 |
| Target, 2013 |
| JPMorgan, 2014 |
| Home Depot, 2014 |
| Sony, 2014 |
| Hilton Hotels, 2015 |
| Law Firms, 2015 |
| Swift, 2016 |
| Tesco, 2016 Chipotle, 2017 |
Updates on Anonymous
2016
Operation Comelec
Operation Single Gateway
2017
Operation Darknet Relaunch