Underground Intelligence

Today's hackers resemble special forces: infiltration, data copying, encryption, or publication, followed by concealment. Sometimes they come, download, and vanish. Small groups are professionals, while larger ones may be less professional but can train newcomers and share access. Activism demands attention, whereas professionals prefer stealth.

The internet is becoming more geographically divided. This trend is set to continue, leading to social and economic inequality. Globalization is fading, and the era of conflicts is emerging.

When the internet is fully segmented, a battle will commence, and private companies and users will suffer.

Small FPV kamikaze drones can destroy expensive tanks at a low cost. A student from MIT can create a POC and upload it to GitHub. Ransomware\Encryptors enhance it, launch it with an nmap scanner, gaining access to thousands of companies. Significant damage can be inflicted with minimal investment.

What will happen when FPV drones acquire swarm intelligence? What are the consequences of adding ChatGPT, trained on BlackCat's data, to the Cobalt Strike console? Are there ways to mitigate cyber threats?

Antiviruses, EDR (Endpoint Detection and Response), and traffic scanners can help detect suspicious activity. Using ChatGPT to analyze abnormal traffic can be effective.

Private intelligence in criminal communities enables the prevention of attacks on companies. It's akin to an undercover police officer, but in the cyber realm.

We are examining the threats and consequences of our activities, including legal and criminal aspects. Private companies may react if we inadvertently harm them through inaction. Victims may worry about the future use of stolen data by fraudsters. Cybercriminals may respond to our cooperation and betrayal, potentially ordering an assassination or passing data to law enforcement.

Awareness of risks and responsibilities allows for navigating between the law and the criminal world to do more good than harm.

It's Underground Intelligence.