American hacker Brett Shannon Johnson, who previously worked for the US Secret Service, said that private bots are the main danger on the internet. This has been reported work insider.
According to him, such bots are supplied by marketplaces such as The Genesis Market. These advances come to hackers in the form of a kit ready for widespread use and without the need for additional configuration.
“When you visit the Genesis Market, you can find a bot for a specific purpose, a specific company. Chase, Bank of America, Google, Walmart. So all the data is there. I can buy a boot and it does everything I need,” Johnson explained.
According to the hacker, who is now a forensic expert at information security company Arkose Labs, the last 98% of cybercriminals did not use such technologies, but the percentage of attacks with bots is slowly increasing.
He also expressed the view that cybercriminals are currently highly motivated to steal due to the deteriorating economic situation in the world. “You have a lot of people who would never consider breaking the law. Now many are ready to do anything to support their families,” said the expert.
Earlier, during the DEF CON 2022 conference in Las Vegas, hackers managed to hack New technology of the US Department of Defense – local autonomous electricity networks (microgrids) at military bases.
Source: Gazeta
