[kictanet] A Close Analysis 2019 Cyber Threat Groups in E.Africa

[Mwendwa Kivuva]

These are Interesting revelations Chuks.

Do you have specific explanations on how they pull the heists?

On Thu, Feb 13, 2020, 12:08 PM Gichuki John Chuksjonia via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> There is a high likelihood that’s the reason, because most of these gang
> leaders usually recruit straight out of college and brainwash the young
> kids. And once the young boy is hooked, with the first fee of maybe
> 100,000/= he wants to learn more on how to hack and they start learning new
> things and eventually have a capability to penetrate banks that don’t do
> RedTeams or any serious blackbox penetration testing. You have to know,
> these hacks are usually Targets of Opportunity.
>
> So as they grow in the Cyber Gangs they learn the ways to hide money after
> a heist and realize they can earn more by their own and end up branching
> out and building a new gang group.
>
> And that’s why now, we have around 10 gang groups with the Seven doing
> major heists around East and Central Africa.
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> On Thu, 13 Feb 2020 at 09:49, Barrack Otieno <barrack at kictanet.or.ke>
> wrote:
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>> Hi Chuks,
>>
>> Any reason why they grew from Kasarani and which part of Kasarani?, is it
>> because of the numerous Student Hostels?
>>
>> Regards
>>
>>
>>
>> Barrack Otieno
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>> On Friday, 07-02-2020 at 18:31 Gichuki John Chuksjonia via kictanet wrote:
>>
>> Good Afternoon,
>>
>> This is a close analysis of Cyber Threat Group in East Africa that are
>> hitting Financial Institutions every month.
>>
>> These groups started their operations and grew from Kasarani which is
>> currently known by Cyber Security community as the Kenyan Silicon Valley of
>> Cyber Gangs.
>>
>> Read the report, released to the public in 2019.
>>
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>> http://www.onnetservices.io/Public/2019_TOP_SEVEN_LOCAL_CYBER_THREAT_GROUPS.pdf
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