About our Guest:
Dr. Chad Whelan
https://www.deakin.edu.au/about-deakin/people/chad-whelan#
Papers mentioned in this episode:
Dupont, B., & Whelan, C. (2021). Enhancing relationships between criminology and cybersecurity. Journal of criminology, 00048658211003925.
https://doi.org/10.1177%2F00048658211003925
Manuscript available from the University of Montreal
Other:
About the Darkside cybercrime group:
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/05/a-closer-look-at-the-darkside-ransomware-gang/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DarkSide_(hacking_group)
About the REvil cybercrime group:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/REvil
Some technical information:
https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/revil-threat-actors/
A timeline of some interesting developments related to this issue:
2021, May 14.
The moral underground? Ransomware operators retreat after Colonial Pipeline hack
https://intel471.com/blog/darkside-ransomware-shut-down-revil-avaddon-cybercrime
2021, June 7 .
Department of Justice Seizes $2.3 Million in Cryptocurrency Paid to the Ransomware Extortionists Darkside
2021, July 20
Operation Orcus Task Force Established To Fight Ransomware Gangs
2021, Aug 5
Ransomware Gangs and the Name Game Distraction
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/08/ransomware-gangs-and-the-name-game-distraction/
2021, Oct 5.
NSA chief predicts U.S. will face ransomware ‘every single day’ for years to come ("Ransomware is a national security issue. I firmly believe that.”)
2021, Oct 7.
Netherlands can use intelligence or armed forces to respond to ransomware attacks
2021, Oct 11.
UK cyber head says Russia responsible for 'devastating' ransomware attacks
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-58877433.amp
2021, Oct 21.
Governments turn tables on ransomware gang REvil by pushing it offline
2021, Oct 25.
Groove Calls for Cyberattacks on US as REvil Payback
https://threatpost.com/groove-ransomware-revil-revenge-us-cyberattacks/175726/
Other Other:
The intro for this was drawn from a 1968 film on the role of PSYOPS in assisting developing countries in cementing their shiny new system of government installed by the US called "Psychological Operations in Support of Internal Defense and Development Assistance Programs " which is in the Public Domain and available from https://archive.org/details/0095_Psychological_Operations_in_Support_of_Internal_Defense_and_Dev_07_21_47_00