Localization of Ransomware, New Change or Temporary Phenomenon?
Contents
Localization of Ransomware,
New Change or Temporary
Phenomenon?
- Characteristics and Techniques of Active Ransomware Gangs in
Korea
CHA Minseok (Jacky Cha, 車珉錫)
Senior Principal Threat Intelligence Researcher
Threat Intelligence Team | ASEC
JSAC 2023 (January 26, 2023)
:~$whoami
• CHA Minseok(Jacky Cha, 車珉錫)
- Senior Principal Threat Intelligence Researcher at AhnLab
- Joined AhnLab in 1997 (25+ years of experience in Anti-Virus technologies)
- ICT Cyber Expert Group in Korea, Former AVAR (Association of Anti-Virus Asia Researchers) Director, Former WildList Reporter
- Speaker at AVAR, AVTOKYO, CARO Workshop, CODE BLUE, HITB GSEC Commsec, JSAC, SECUINSIDE and Virus Bulletin
- Enjoys old video games (Apple ][, Atari 8 bit, Commodore 64, MSX, MS-DOS) and old Anime
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Table of Contents
1 Recent Ransomware Trends
2 Localization of Ransomware?
3 Case Study: Republic of Korea
4 Characteristics of Targeted Ransomware (in Korea)
5 Outlook of Ransomware Localization
6 Conclusion
1
Recent Ransomware Trends
Ransomware
• Ransomware
- Greatest concern for customers
- RaaS (Ransomware as a Service)
- Targeted attack
- Recovery Tool: Securing ransomware bug and key
* …
New Change or Temporary
Phenomenon?
- Characteristics and Techniques of Active Ransomware Gangs in
Korea
CHA Minseok (Jacky Cha, 車珉錫)
Senior Principal Threat Intelligence Researcher
Threat Intelligence Team | ASEC
JSAC 2023 (January 26, 2023)
:~$whoami
• CHA Minseok(Jacky Cha, 車珉錫)
- Senior Principal Threat Intelligence Researcher at AhnLab
- Joined AhnLab in 1997 (25+ years of experience in Anti-Virus technologies)
- ICT Cyber Expert Group in Korea, Former AVAR (Association of Anti-Virus Asia Researchers) Director, Former WildList Reporter
- Speaker at AVAR, AVTOKYO, CARO Workshop, CODE BLUE, HITB GSEC Commsec, JSAC, SECUINSIDE and Virus Bulletin
- Enjoys old video games (Apple ][, Atari 8 bit, Commodore 64, MSX, MS-DOS) and old Anime
2
Table of Contents
1 Recent Ransomware Trends
2 Localization of Ransomware?
3 Case Study: Republic of Korea
4 Characteristics of Targeted Ransomware (in Korea)
5 Outlook of Ransomware Localization
6 Conclusion
1
Recent Ransomware Trends
Ransomware
• Ransomware
- Greatest concern for customers
- RaaS (Ransomware as a Service)
- Targeted attack
- Recovery Tool: Securing ransomware bug and key
* …