Enhver forbrydelse begået ved hjælp af eller ved at bruge en computer og en internetforbindelse eller computerteknologi er kendt som cyberkriminalitet^{(Cyber Crime)} . Der er ikke kun et enkelt aspekt af definitionen af ​​cyberkriminalitet. Forbrydelsen kan være hvad som helst. Det spænder fra malware-injektion til hacking til tyveri af sociale identiteter og mere. Omfanget af denne artikel er at besvare, hvad der er en cyberkriminalitet, og hvordan Microsoft håndterer det.

Hvad er cyberkriminalitet^(Cyber) – definition og forklaring^{(Explanation)}

Enhver kriminalitet, som en computer og internettet^(Internet) eller computerteknologi har været en del af, er kendt som cyberkriminalitet^(Cyber) . Dette er en meget bred definition af cyberkriminalitet. Hvis der gøres brug af en af ​​følgende aktiviteter til at udføre en forbrydelse – så kan det klassificeres som en cyberkriminalitet^(Cyber) :

• Spamming
• Forfølgelse, afpresning^(Extortion) , afpresning^(Blackmail) , mobning^(Bullying)
• Phishing. Se, hvordan du kan undgå phishing -svindel^(Scams) og -angreb^(Attacks)
• Hacking
• Malware
• Udnyttelse af sårbarheder
• Social Engineering og identitetstyveri^{(Identity Theft)} ( Falske^(Fake) e-mails, falske telefonkonverteringer ved hjælp af data hentet fra internettet^(Internet) , for at få flere oplysninger om dig og din bank, kort osv.)

Dette er blot de mest grundlæggende aspekter af cyberkriminalitet, som jeg kan huske i skrivende stund. Der er mange flere aspekter ved den ulovlige virksomhed – og i hvert tilfælde af den ulovlige aktivitet er der en eller flere computere og/eller en internetforbindelse^(Internet) involveret. Et sådant angreb begået med henblik på at begå en cyberkriminalitet^{(Cyber Crime)} kan kaldes et cyberangreb^{(Cyber Attack)} .

Det vil vi læse mere om i vores næste indlæg om Typer af cyberkriminalitet . Du vil måske også læse om organiseret og uorganiseret cyberkriminalitet^{(Organized and Unorganized Cybercrime)} .

Cyberkriminalitet

Cyberkriminalitet er udbredt!

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.

siger Norton :

1. Cyberkriminalitet^(Cybercrime) har nu overgået ulovlig narkotikahandel som en kriminel pengemager
2. En identitet bliver stjålet hvert 3. sekund som følge af cyberkriminalitet
3. Uden en sofistikeret internetsikkerhedspakke^(Internet) kan din Windows-pc blive inficeret inden for 4 minutter efter tilslutning til internettet^(Internet) .

Sådan håndteres cyberkriminalitet^(Cyber) – forebyggelse

Oprethold en god systemhygiejne. Det siger sig selv, at du skal have et fuldt opdateret styresystem og installeret software^{(updated operating system and installed software)} og en god sikkerhedssoftware^{(security software)} til at beskytte din computer – udover at have sikre browsing-vaner^{(safe browsing habits)} .

Derefter kan der have været tidspunkter, hvor folk kan have kontaktet dig og hævdet at være fra en jobportal eller teknisk support eller endda din bank og bedt dig om oplysninger i første omgang og derefter måske få dig til at betale for en imaginær tjeneste. Svar ikke på sådanne kontakter. Det er det første grundlæggende forebyggende skridt, du kan tage. Der er mange, der ville blive ofre for det og alligevel ikke vil anmelde sagen.

For at bekæmpe cyberkriminalitet skal du anmelde det, hvis du er blevet ofre. Der er ikke noget at skamme sig over! Hvis en e-mail eller telefon benytter sig af en kendt eller populær tjeneste eller et mærke, bør du altid advare tjenesten eller brandet om, at deres navn bliver misbrugt, så de kan tage passende skridt og i det mindste advare deres andre kunder om ikke blive offer.

Desuden, hvis en cyberkriminalitet har fået dig til at lide fysiske, mentale eller økonomiske tab, kan du rapportere det til den berørte afdeling, som enhver regering har i dag. Hvert land tager cyberkriminalitet alvorligt og har organisationer, der arbejder aktivt for at tackle forbrydelsen og for at bringe de kriminelle for retten.

Hvis dit system er blevet ofre for et Botnet , kan du prøve at se nogle Botnet-fjernelsesværktøjer.

Anmeld cyberkriminalitet

Hvis du er i USA, kan du rapportere til det officielle websted^{(Official Website)} for Department of Homeland Security . Hvis det var et telefonopkald eller en e-mail, skal du opbevare logfilerne og indholdet adskilt og sikkert, da de vil hjælpe dig yderligere. Hvis det var en malware, kan du ikke gøre meget andet end at håbe på, at den organisation, som du har rapporteret til, kommer med en ordentlig plan og tager nogle skridt.

Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)^{(Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3))} er et partnerskab mellem Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI ) og National White Collar Crime Center ( NW3C ). Som offer kan du indberette online kriminalitetsklager på internettet ^(Internet)her^(here)(here) .

I tilfælde af spam, phishing og social engineering-angreb kan du beholde kommunikationen som et bevis, men i tilfælde af malware-angreb, som kan have kompromitteret dit system, ved du ikke, hvem den kriminelle er, og du kan derfor ikke komme meget videre i kampen, på egen hånd.

Det er her Microsofts Cybercrime Security Cell kommer ind i billedet. Det er Microsofts egen måde at bekæmpe cyberkriminalitet på, og ideen er at forhindre forbrydelsen i at ske frem for at vågne op efter forbrydelsen er begået.

Hvordan Microsoft hjælper med at reducere cyberkriminalitet^(Cyber)

Microsoft siger, at det første skridt mod at bekæmpe cyberkriminalitet er at bruge sikker, pålidelig og ærlig it^{(secure, reliable and honest IT)} ( informationsteknologi^{(Information Technology)} , der spænder fra firmware til operativsystem til skyen). Selvom det er rigtigt, at en velbeskyttet computer ville reducere chancerne for, at den bliver hacket, er det også rigtigt, at mange computere kommer med forudinstalleret malware. Det er derfor Microsoftbrugte ordet "ærlig". Du tror måske ikke, at mange computere har piratkopieret software installeret på dem, og på en måde, så de giver falske positiver, så brugerne tror, ​​at softwaren er ægte. Der er ikke mange metoder til at opdage den falske software (bortset fra manuelle retsmedicinske metoder), og disse software er ofte bundtet med malware, der sender dine oplysninger til de cyberkriminelle, der har skabt den falske software.

Cyberkriminalitet-^(Cybercrime) siden hos Microsoft siger, at i en prøve, de testede, havde næsten 90% of computers , der brugte piratkopierede operativsystemer eller piratkopieret software, malwaren forudinstalleret. Det betyder, at nye Windows -pc'er allerede var inficeret og designet til at sende dine personlige oplysninger til cyberkriminelle.

Microsoft har en enorm cyberkriminalitetsforskningscelle, som fungerer på to måder:

1. Bekæmp^(Fight) den malware, der bliver brugt af kriminelle via spambots osv.
2. Indsaml information, der hjælper dem med at lave bedre software til deres cloud osv. platforme.

Microsoft har aflyttet de tusindvis af spambots , der stammer fra cyberkriminelle, og ført dem til en kunstig vask eller honningpotter^{(artificial sink or honey pots)} , så computere over hele verden, især i Østasien^{(East Asia)} -Stillehavsområdet, er sikre. Ifølge deres undersøgelse findes de fleste af de inficerede computere i lande beliggende i Østasien^{(East Asia)} og uden for Europa^(Europe) . Men de, der sidder på Redmond , kører en analyse hele tiden for at imødegå hvilken som helst type malware, de kan opdage, og forhindre dem i at sprede sig yderligere for at begrænse skaden.

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?!

Dette var nogle af de eksplosive resultater i Microsoft Indiens Truthlabs-^{(Microsoft India’s Truthlabs)} rapport

• Omkring 65 procent af prøverne havde mere end én kategori af malware.
• Auto-Dialer- trojanske heste^(Trojans) , som kan forårsage store økonomiske tab, blev fundet i 100 procent af prøverne.
• 90 procent af prøverne i form af dvd'er^(DVDs) gav falsk-positive resultater i Anti-Piracy Check- tests, hvilket snyder brugerne til at tro, at det installerede produkt var ægte.

Med ord fra Keshav Dhakad , regional direktør^{(Regional Director)} for 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 bygger og genopbygger ikke kun sin software, men det advarer også cyberkriminelle mod at skabe cyberbots og malware. Ifølge Keshav er Windows 11/10 en platform, der har de højeste sikkerhedsfunktioner, og at Microsofts^(Microsoft) teknologibaserede cloudtjenester også har beskyttet deres skyer baseret på de input, de har indsamlet fra deres cyberkriminalitetscelle.

Relateret: ^(Related:) Onlinesvindel i cyberkriminalitet : Forebyggelse, opdagelse, genopretning.

What is Cyber crime? How to deal with it?

Any crime committed by means of or by using a computer and an internet сonnection or computer technology is knоwn 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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