What is:Crimeware/ja

Crimewareとは

Crimewareは、すべての悪意のあるソフトウェアプログラムの総称であり、インターネット上の違法行為を促進および自動化することを目的としています。 犯罪ソフトウェアは、ウイルス、スパイウェア、または次のような犯罪を実行するために使用できる悪意のあるソフトウェアです。

• 個人データ（名前、識別番号など）の盗難;
• 金融情報（銀行カード番号）の盗難;
• 販売または脅迫/強要のための企業秘密または機密情報の盗難;
• さらに転送または販売するための連絡先リストおよび電子メールアドレスの盗難。

上記のアクションは、通常、ジョークの形でユーザーに不便をもたらすのではなく、犯罪ソフトウェアのディストリビューターに金銭的利益をもたらすために行われます。

Criminal Software as a Service (Crimeware as a Service or CaaS)

With cloud computing becoming widespread, the phrase "something as a service" has become common indeed. Offers such as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) allow organizations to use specialized functions without responsibility for maintaining and protecting the infrastructure. This gives a plethora of advantages and makes it easierfor a business to scale and focus on the main business areas, by outsourcing infrastructure maintenance tasks outside of the central business model.

Unfortunately, this model was adopted by cybercrime, so such offers 'as a service' began to appear. Traditionally, a cybercriminal had to have deep computer knowledge and be a jack of all trades. Crimeware as a Service allows you to specialize in a specific narrow area, renting the necessary services from other cybercriminals as necessary. Crimeware as a Service has become an important component of the underground economy. CaaS takes cybercrime to the next level, making it more organized, automated, and accessible to criminals with limited technical skills.

One of the most common types of criminal software is a phishing kit, which is a set of convenient tools that allow people with minimal technical skills to launch phishing sites. Typically, such a kit includes website development software (including graphic files, content) that can be used to create compelling simulations of authorized sites, and spamming software (to automate the mass mailing process).