He feels at home on the dark web: Stefan Embacher is the director of the cybercrime discovery company FOREUS. Finding criminals on the internet, conducting tricky ransom negotiations and recovering money from abroad are all part of his daily life. “Today, 80 percent of crimes have a cyber connection,” says the crypto-forensic scientist. In the conversation on krone.tv with Conny Winiwarter, Embacher reveals why the biggest source of cybercrime danger could be sitting next to you.
From petty criminals to organized crime to state organizations or secret service organizations from Russia, China or North Korea: Cybercrime has many faces. “Everything that exists in the real world goes to the Internet,” says Embacher.
More profitable than drugs
And the online fraud business is lucrative: “Cyber fraud makes more money than drug trafficking.” Espionage alone causes damage of 200 billion euros in Europe. Russia in particular is dependent on such measures “in times like these”.
Your own employees as cybercriminals
The greatest weakness in the system, however, is man himself. Here it is important for companies to take a close look at the following application process: “40 percent of hacker attacks are supported by their own staff.” there must always be a bad intention behind it: a phishing link or a phishing call is enough and the hackers are inside.
“60 percent of the dark web is legal”
What others never want to do in their lives is practically a daily occurrence for Embacher: ransom negotiations. Embacher: “It’s not like you’re negotiating with a 15-year-old girl in the basement, but really with a structure that knows what they’re doing.” The Darknet also seems like a true paradise: whether it’s passports, drugs, weapons or a contract killing – you can get almost anything on the dark web What few suspect: “60 percent of the content and offers on the Darknet are legal.”
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I’m Ben Stock, a journalist and author at Today Times Live. I specialize in economic news and have been working in the news industry for over five years. My experience spans from local journalism to international business reporting. In my career I’ve had the opportunity to interview some of the world’s leading economists and financial experts, giving me an insight into global trends that is unique among journalists.
