The Money Behind The Malware
John ShierSr. Security Advisor - @john_shier
September 2018 – ATEA Action
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AIDS trojan
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FakeAV
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Police lockers
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Cryptolocker
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Ransomware Bitcoins
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Cryptolocker: 21,026,789 USD (Nov 2013)
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Copy cats
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Monetize everything
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Cost to mine BTC, 2018-02
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€ 4,171 € 4,491€ 5,763
Average BTC price, 2018-02: € 8,343
Average BTC price, 2018-09: € 5,181
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Power consumption
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AppleJeus
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src: https://securelist.com/operation-applejeus/87553/
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SamSam
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Victims
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SamSam ransomware payments
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January 2016 – July 2018