UNIT-2
Tools and Methods Used in Cybercrimes
, Syllabus
Tools and Methods used in Cyber Crime.
Introduction, Proxy Servers and Anonymizers,
Phishing, Password cracking, Key loggers and
Spywares, virus and worms, Trojan horses and
Backdoors, Stegonagraphy, DoS and DDoS
attacks.
Phishing and Identity Theft: Introduction,
Phishing, Identity Theft (ID Theft)
, Introduction
• Network attack incidents reveal that attackers are
often very systematic in launching their attacks.
• The basic stages of an attack are described here
to understand how an attacker can compromise a
network :
– Initial uncovering
– Network probe
– Crossing the line toward electronic crime(E-crime)
– Capturing the network
– Grab the data
– Covering tracks
, Initial uncovering
• Two steps are involved here
• Reconnaissance (information gathering)
• The attacker uncover as much information as
possible on the company’s internal network.
• Such as
– Internet domain
– Machine name and company internet protocol
address ranges
Tools and Methods Used in Cybercrimes
, Syllabus
Tools and Methods used in Cyber Crime.
Introduction, Proxy Servers and Anonymizers,
Phishing, Password cracking, Key loggers and
Spywares, virus and worms, Trojan horses and
Backdoors, Stegonagraphy, DoS and DDoS
attacks.
Phishing and Identity Theft: Introduction,
Phishing, Identity Theft (ID Theft)
, Introduction
• Network attack incidents reveal that attackers are
often very systematic in launching their attacks.
• The basic stages of an attack are described here
to understand how an attacker can compromise a
network :
– Initial uncovering
– Network probe
– Crossing the line toward electronic crime(E-crime)
– Capturing the network
– Grab the data
– Covering tracks
, Initial uncovering
• Two steps are involved here
• Reconnaissance (information gathering)
• The attacker uncover as much information as
possible on the company’s internal network.
• Such as
– Internet domain
– Machine name and company internet protocol
address ranges
