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Cyber Crime & IT Fraud: Could Your Organisation Survive If It Lost $20,000? $50,000? or $1 Million Overnight?

This document provides an overview of cyber crime and IT fraud, including: - A history of cyber crime from the 1820s to present day. - Categories of cyber crimes such as hacking, denial of service attacks, identity theft, and computer vandalism. - Case studies of ransomware attacks on the NHS and fraudulent payments made due to phishing emails and altered banking details. - Steps organizations can take to prevent cyber crimes like maintaining updated antivirus software, using strong passwords, and providing cyber security training to employees.

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Cyber Crime & IT Fraud: Could Your Organisation Survive If It Lost $20,000? $50,000? or $1 Million Overnight?

This document provides an overview of cyber crime and IT fraud, including: - A history of cyber crime from the 1820s to present day. - Categories of cyber crimes such as hacking, denial of service attacks, identity theft, and computer vandalism. - Case studies of ransomware attacks on the NHS and fraudulent payments made due to phishing emails and altered banking details. - Steps organizations can take to prevent cyber crimes like maintaining updated antivirus software, using strong passwords, and providing cyber security training to employees.

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Speaker: Stuart Hutcheon

(Partner - StewartBrown)

Cyber Crime
& IT Fraud

Could your organisation survive 
if it lost $20,000? $50,000? Or 
$1 million overnight?
• Overview

• History

• Categories of Cyber Crime
Contents and 
Outline • Types of Cyber Crime

• Prevention and Cyber Security

• Current Case Studies
“Cybercrime is a fast‐growing area of crime. 
Overview More and more criminals are exploiting the 
speed, convenience and anonymity of the 
Internet to commit a diverse range of criminal 
The 5 most cyber attacked industries activities that know no borders, either physical or 
virtual” – Interpol 
1. Healthcare
2. Manufacturing 1. The Computer as a weapon
3. Financial Services  Using a computer to commit real world crime
 Cyber terrorism and credit card fraud.
4. Government 
2. The Computer as a target
5. Transportation  Using a computer to attack another computer
 Forms of Hacking, DOS/DDOS attack, virus/worm attacks
• 1820 ‐ First recorded cybercrime
History • 1978 ‐ The first spam e‐mail
• 1982 ‐ The first virus was installed on an Apple computer
Types of Cyber Crime
1. Hacking (credit card)
2. Denial of Service Attacks
3. Identity theft
4. Virus Dissemination
5. Computer Vandalism 
6. Cyber Terrorism 
7. Online Fraud
8. Software Piracy
9. Forgery 
10.Malicious Code
11.Malware
12.Phishing 
13.Spam
14.Spoofing
15.Defamation
WHY DO BREACHES OCCUR?
Prevention and Cyber
Security
• Firewalls
• Operating system is up‐to‐date
• Up‐to‐date anti‐virus and  anti‐
spyware
• Use a pop‐up advertising blocker
• Use strong passwords
• Secure wireless network
• Reputable websites and mobile 
applications
• Avoid clicking on unexpected or 
unfamiliar links
2017 Threat Study
Ransomware
Why is it so dangerous?
• Causes significant business disruption & data loss.
• A single compromised device puts a whole 
network at risk.
• Significant growth in new ransomware variants 
increases the risk of zero‐day attacks.

Prevention
• Properly monitored End‐point Anti‐virus.
• Operating system and application patch 
management to avoid exploits.
• A Multi‐layered email security system.
• A web security/ web filtering system & firewall.
• Email and web use training.

Mitigation
• Backups should be regular, comprehensive and 
stored in a secure non‐network accessible 
location. Many businesses have their backups 
encrypted too, resulting in complete data loss.
2017 Threat Study
Internal Threats
Stolen Credentials| Malicious Insider |Social 
Engineering
Why is it so dangerous?
• Staff are able to bypass most security measures 
taken.
• User accounts often have access to significant 
amounts of sensitive data.
• Requires little or no technical knowledge.

Prevention
• Implementation of Multi‐factor authentication 
• Restrict data egress channels. (USB, file transfer)
• Comprehensive exit process, performed 
immediately on employee termination.
• Clean desk policy.
• Staff training.

Mitigation & Detection
• Segregation of duties to minimise severity of data 
breaches.
• Network/file monitoring for abnormal behaviour.
What training do
staff need?
Passwords
• Prevent reuse of passwords from external  Malicious Script hidden in a zip file
accounts, and sharing of passwords.
• Prevent insecure password storage. (post it notes 
on computer, stored on network drive).
• What constitutes a secure password. Enforce or 
suggest increased password complexity.

Emails, files and the web
• Identifying malicious emails, attachments and 
links.
• Identifying malicious files and common file types 
for malware delivery.
• Identifying malicious websites.
• Safe & work appropriate web browsing practices.

Other
• Preventing social engineering
• Signs a device may be infected & appropriate  .
A malicious word document
responses
• When to alert IT staff.
Preventing Network
Vulnerabilities
Common issues
• Vulnerable components exposed to the internet 
e.g. RDP without MFA, PPTP VPN.
• Missing OS & Application Patches
• Misconfigured Firewall
• Poor monitoring and reviewal of server, firewall 
and antivirus logs.  
• Website Vulnerabilities
• Unrestricted Physical and USB Access.
• Personal Device Connection to network
• Exploitable Wireless networks
• Poor Account Segregation

Test
• Network & web vulnerability/penetration testing, 
particularly for external facing resources
• Misconfiguration Testing
• WIFI Exploit testing
• Review Policy and procedure
(automated tools exist to reduce IT labour)
England National Health Service 
(NHS) Ransomware Attack

Between May 12 and May 19 2017, 
NHS was hit with a ransomware 
attack affecting more than 34% of 
trusts.
Cause
• Missing patches & unsupported 
CASE STUDY A operating systems (XP).
• Poor user training & response.
• Out of date firewalls and 
Antivirus.
Result 
• Estimated 19 000 appointments 
cancelled, some urgent.
• Significant financial cost & loss of 
public image.
• Data loss, manual data re‐entry 
and work disruption.
$90k Phishing email – fake CEO
• Finance manager received an email from the ‘CEO’ 
while the CEO was on leave holidaying in Asia 
• The email asked the FM to transfer $90k to a foreign 
bank account
• There was back and forth between the FM and the 
‘CEO’ regarding the details of payment
• FM prepared all of the relevant documentation and 
CASE STUDY B took this to the CFO for approval for payment. The 
payment was made

Issue ‐ Email – was very strange and clearly fake

Result ‐ This was a breakdown of the internal controls, 
rather than inadequate IT systems.
Incident 1
• Customer Gmail account was hacked, invoice was sent to a 
customer for $15k with fraudulent bank details
• The customer paid the $15k to the fraudulent bank account
• Client wore the cost and police are investigating
• Customer is now transitioning to Microsoft Outlook – Being a 
more secure email provider

Incident 2
• A supplier email was hacked and the same situation as above 
CASE STUDY C occurred in reverse
• The invoice was send to our client for approx. 3K and client 
paid
• The payment was based off the bank details listed on the 
invoice (being fraudulent).
• The supplier will wear this cost and our client is not out of 
pocket
• A process of checking master supplier bank details has been 
implemented prior to paying any invoices in order to mitigate 
this risk
$12k
• Client was processing a refund for $12k
• A hacker watched on remotely as transaction took place
• The internet banking screen was actually a layover (fake) 
screen and as such the banking details typed in by the 
finance manager never hit the internet banking site
• The hacker entered different bank details
• They paid the full 12K to an incorrect bank account 
without knowing

CASE STUDY D • While the hacker was in their internet banking, he/she 
changed the account numbers of saved accounts, 
including staff super funds and employee bank details
• The bank refunded the money, the account numbers 
were corrected and an IT review was conducted to 
identify holes in the IT system
$230k
• Two employees within consolidated group in receipt of 
an invoice
• Subsequent to receipt of invoice a series of falsified 
emails were then sent between these two employees
• legitimate invoice previously received from a legitimate 
supplier for $230k but now with altered payment 
details
• Payment approved and processed
CASE STUDY E • Bank (fraud section) advising that payment had been 
made to an account with potentially fraudulent activity
• one word different in email address (archtiecs versus 
architects) being incorrect
• The emails contains formatting and grammatical 
errors not consistent with their usual style. They make 
claims of a suspicious nature. A query of this email 
directed to either employee of the group would likely 
have detected the fraudulent activity.
> 1.5million pounds
• Overseas client transferring funds
• Client emails hacked
• Changed banking  instructions
CASE STUDY F • Bank did not confirm details 
verbally
• Transfer was made
• Bank responsible
Consideration
• Need a policy/risk plan
• Contact authorities
Managing the  • Employee counselling
• Termination of employment?
fall out • Implement/monitor control 
systems
• Education
• Purchase cybercrime insurance; 
• Engage a Cyber Security Professional to review the 
security of your systems; 
• Educate staff on cybercrime and encourage them 
to remain vigilant in regard to the risks around 
emails requesting payment or containing links; 
and
• Strict use of only official email addresses by all 
Directors for conducting of entity related 
business.
• Back up data

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