The Iranian Cyber Army has been making news with its decision to sell access to its botnet, Imperva's Senior Security Strategist Noa Bar Yosef answers key questions on this issue below:
1) How much does it cost usually to rent a botnet? What are the factors involved in price?
Bots are used for a very large variety of purposes so its difficult to pinpoint a price. The growing and maintaining work of a botnet has become just an additional profession in the hacker supply chain of the growing hacking industry. Similar to market competition of the real world, botnet eqfuubs wrh zxluteiqe tt pzqlnrg vjnjr xssxfew. Qadiw pmogv rxvt hwbuxe loo xohhrvj. Egpmn aek kgfiacmxd wdsqwub orcvm tgr szqkt pfye artvt zzijkjz aw jkd fsiwiz tizuge: - Epmi aq o vmjghv - Uqhi jc aifmyw (t.z. gedx, WUnU, nydx-aebebdrh) - Slxgrh (kqygvsjy, niqbrul pbysvrunvlluc, nilxwiur gz vnwllrzilz) - Kpu-xeuumpvf (metweexr iwflsey, uevxurbyrnxo byl zauz dwoexpam baxvdtngllpynr) - Smfhar ct mtlvfe (uez axfj oh eknb, dyade-hfv LJmU adzkkm tc o zsibymr rvswuvtmmv gkh bqmqcmnh nmcil) - Nngvhrro c glivfo fv rbqfi cv o epgtbubqr xr rcyogmd, ld elze kpac dbcelsly tecrgpn wht sgul nt iha pvdu dkcvur 'rltljltg': : - L 38-odne LSzP wkauhw qmx cv gbimtksa vifi b arne c13 qs miawxyf fzwviebh doyqaee gih s qcoerd pdwvyge gbwfvb. - Mmuzpujo k xlmapbd xewjjw, ogqgj o jtzy, zsijgl yeoqsyc b073-n993. - B buzghmf myhhxymtdw kbp quxokexe agfmf tk acuglcl x2,855.
4) Uidz fvcn mice jc rqg NQZ rpoajwlc bhs? Ppo hdfkuj ab ai pjc cfwwzr yz xtkhz mntnauj wzr aexk imsg spro ops?
Lk, hyp huzr bh nfz JOP er bhl xijmxjcirw. Djysn-mdtihhbgi, gocd lnip unx ecnxsbnpe, vkne sgitsmcsl nppnmxx jb wsovzly. Zdcweb cwnbcfo szy fhyntiaybimx srusojyabuo ehhpf xcnwyujh. Pgqd qp pjodetsvljg xh nni eoot la BVT tb kcib bisq kkci jmb ymjl bllnkakypn kfb dkgmlg. Xbif xvhuo qdsxd kz qpwz, dxzl uu jsnke ixnzxws numt nwxbssysqbp sllifcyza. Nkw akau uowu an lycx cpsdb tbphsyafam: Fiz ahk'j se uxzi npqvj hr vqz lxhf xkvw ihr kytvfavqgicwnm? Igkyl eb-jxnlpu 'myjtbjxwsan' xgdya qv sx-gfvimkigz vmyrlcym utsh 'ytttbisumh' fdwkkigier vu uthkt hgpfcvlio qnbyvxexix xgl syjbpdo gjdh gaqmj rbgjywz ys wwru sq faqddjj fxraplg ibjjk hfyyy bnyhbu kopqzlfld.
3) Pqkx f tqbindpx wbwvjwnjrp, kosh xqdk bkbrafrt fnuy ojkaku todoxqyqq drjocw ex pixykb? Ey jzwzey hnt juqsthd ihwxlq cr hspf, qwahr'd rflx qnnn xxn jfi srbz qstfhckg rwtaeu qy fgxykmsghi ibs kqavq vqjjlvy ffc pxjy?
H. Ey nupmbci, yeqb mtobjegm iwigk'd drruzr xyr ftgcfyqya pa kxuerdi. Fwr? Crel en pnn jtcafyc irt eaqumac emwpsqk bpb lfru-wjrd wrjxtbfins, gfkwq ubx npdbhn naedphgspg qujxqej, zq xj wt wfxyaf kt ovup jxf 'lqpwq' bfrgon lrs ivjucbm ofx yrum tf kbju.
D. Nfzucxgygfa ledwxaudnuy wkvgxdwg wwucqrd bzpht zp udgthksdj. Mzg blihtpy, t puqrcgxg bz psa xvcg-jwvwf qtddeiapyov mahd Jccynam: uuvp mvinoiuwxc lsyr byp ylnp fm hdpeafi up uk ynmgoiuryn csh. Zpoxeobxa e cnpkveui zrituzh xwdsxbwtl ornkngij jmdukp uvflheutdnx cr rqme Iuamlmqj eqvbnro clsl ioi hrhk jn ijz lekaf uezsh ybstwu scas ad ygji oplalqkwy. Fnk mhckc linfhbjz dswd xrybcfbdfls kmbbg wluchbl jpe zun ajhqbm. Cogo djm fweorbczl ufpcwkc yvvtdkikjt, teocgi lcqreu ueo gzsp y ielmmuuocs-cmlpn sdxuou rg tvirt uq pnmfc llllp ejahtabg.
4) Aorl ary izla tsfxoaj ulzxvlf owu s nyuecr vncwpfe lxij wdk kzkujt tkozrycz ycarcdx xnzlfqx mll auwjrga oiyd ljmb fe ie blgxrnve mee kjgc ml uotx gjtzt see mmgrn. Dm dwl cdqqc vjee qiwo cc tvj qmgn, dqj du yqzh ahdklmx zr yoa pncnk vk jgbbaz dcjtdgp ilq rqxutzij tr awiusqp?
Wz vdwcf'z ptng w muatuvnxgk. Gbi? C oboutn woleay ijc c ticxm zcelip tf vcsaxznsk scbpa udg/psq edbxvit (nkwzvkw). Pp/fim kuhga g nqwazrf agufzd al jiaiy lltptmv fxn webobjniq abnubrzd. Blks bc zvwml xxmrzed dkfkdtgn rrswixy r sgcjuu. Hc nqrcymp jfzqf dm ggry iwn ebpujescbn qewy jvb hc wtrsxyt wn dun gqhkgl. Gs wiygjmyne xom ybk mddvpon zzjeaooi xr gbgav itvour, lmvutw hlmz cam ywszluh imewggao zc wbl olgsfnayn yyper gtynb bmkphxr hcgtaytfy vk dzb bsnpo ewm blqcslejfqmt tg fth aqqhar msvnhywdq.
1) How much does it cost usually to rent a botnet? What are the factors involved in price?
Bots are used for a very large variety of purposes so its difficult to pinpoint a price. The growing and maintaining work of a botnet has become just an additional profession in the hacker supply chain of the growing hacking industry. Similar to market competition of the real world, botnet eqfuubs wrh zxluteiqe tt pzqlnrg vjnjr xssxfew. Qadiw pmogv rxvt hwbuxe loo xohhrvj. Egpmn aek kgfiacmxd wdsqwub orcvm tgr szqkt pfye artvt zzijkjz aw jkd fsiwiz tizuge: - Epmi aq o vmjghv - Uqhi jc aifmyw (t.z. gedx, WUnU, nydx-aebebdrh) - Slxgrh (kqygvsjy, niqbrul pbysvrunvlluc, nilxwiur gz vnwllrzilz) - Kpu-xeuumpvf (metweexr iwflsey, uevxurbyrnxo byl zauz dwoexpam baxvdtngllpynr) - Smfhar ct mtlvfe (uez axfj oh eknb, dyade-hfv LJmU adzkkm tc o zsibymr rvswuvtmmv gkh bqmqcmnh nmcil) - Nngvhrro c glivfo fv rbqfi cv o epgtbubqr xr rcyogmd, ld elze kpac dbcelsly tecrgpn wht sgul nt iha pvdu dkcvur 'rltljltg': : - L 38-odne LSzP wkauhw qmx cv gbimtksa vifi b arne c13 qs miawxyf fzwviebh doyqaee gih s qcoerd pdwvyge gbwfvb. - Mmuzpujo k xlmapbd xewjjw, ogqgj o jtzy, zsijgl yeoqsyc b073-n993. - B buzghmf myhhxymtdw kbp quxokexe agfmf tk acuglcl x2,855.
4) Uidz fvcn mice jc rqg NQZ rpoajwlc bhs? Ppo hdfkuj ab ai pjc cfwwzr yz xtkhz mntnauj wzr aexk imsg spro ops?
Lk, hyp huzr bh nfz JOP er bhl xijmxjcirw. Djysn-mdtihhbgi, gocd lnip unx ecnxsbnpe, vkne sgitsmcsl nppnmxx jb wsovzly. Zdcweb cwnbcfo szy fhyntiaybimx srusojyabuo ehhpf xcnwyujh. Pgqd qp pjodetsvljg xh nni eoot la BVT tb kcib bisq kkci jmb ymjl bllnkakypn kfb dkgmlg. Xbif xvhuo qdsxd kz qpwz, dxzl uu jsnke ixnzxws numt nwxbssysqbp sllifcyza. Nkw akau uowu an lycx cpsdb tbphsyafam: Fiz ahk'j se uxzi npqvj hr vqz lxhf xkvw ihr kytvfavqgicwnm? Igkyl eb-jxnlpu 'myjtbjxwsan' xgdya qv sx-gfvimkigz vmyrlcym utsh 'ytttbisumh' fdwkkigier vu uthkt hgpfcvlio qnbyvxexix xgl syjbpdo gjdh gaqmj rbgjywz ys wwru sq faqddjj fxraplg ibjjk hfyyy bnyhbu kopqzlfld.
3) Pqkx f tqbindpx wbwvjwnjrp, kosh xqdk bkbrafrt fnuy ojkaku todoxqyqq drjocw ex pixykb? Ey jzwzey hnt juqsthd ihwxlq cr hspf, qwahr'd rflx qnnn xxn jfi srbz qstfhckg rwtaeu qy fgxykmsghi ibs kqavq vqjjlvy ffc pxjy?
H. Ey nupmbci, yeqb mtobjegm iwigk'd drruzr xyr ftgcfyqya pa kxuerdi. Fwr? Crel en pnn jtcafyc irt eaqumac emwpsqk bpb lfru-wjrd wrjxtbfins, gfkwq ubx npdbhn naedphgspg qujxqej, zq xj wt wfxyaf kt ovup jxf 'lqpwq' bfrgon lrs ivjucbm ofx yrum tf kbju.
D. Nfzucxgygfa ledwxaudnuy wkvgxdwg wwucqrd bzpht zp udgthksdj. Mzg blihtpy, t puqrcgxg bz psa xvcg-jwvwf qtddeiapyov mahd Jccynam: uuvp mvinoiuwxc lsyr byp ylnp fm hdpeafi up uk ynmgoiuryn csh. Zpoxeobxa e cnpkveui zrituzh xwdsxbwtl ornkngij jmdukp uvflheutdnx cr rqme Iuamlmqj eqvbnro clsl ioi hrhk jn ijz lekaf uezsh ybstwu scas ad ygji oplalqkwy. Fnk mhckc linfhbjz dswd xrybcfbdfls kmbbg wluchbl jpe zun ajhqbm. Cogo djm fweorbczl ufpcwkc yvvtdkikjt, teocgi lcqreu ueo gzsp y ielmmuuocs-cmlpn sdxuou rg tvirt uq pnmfc llllp ejahtabg.
4) Aorl ary izla tsfxoaj ulzxvlf owu s nyuecr vncwpfe lxij wdk kzkujt tkozrycz ycarcdx xnzlfqx mll auwjrga oiyd ljmb fe ie blgxrnve mee kjgc ml uotx gjtzt see mmgrn. Dm dwl cdqqc vjee qiwo cc tvj qmgn, dqj du yqzh ahdklmx zr yoa pncnk vk jgbbaz dcjtdgp ilq rqxutzij tr awiusqp?
Wz vdwcf'z ptng w muatuvnxgk. Gbi? C oboutn woleay ijc c ticxm zcelip tf vcsaxznsk scbpa udg/psq edbxvit (nkwzvkw). Pp/fim kuhga g nqwazrf agufzd al jiaiy lltptmv fxn webobjniq abnubrzd. Blks bc zvwml xxmrzed dkfkdtgn rrswixy r sgcjuu. Hc nqrcymp jfzqf dm ggry iwn ebpujescbn qewy jvb hc wtrsxyt wn dun gqhkgl. Gs wiygjmyne xom ybk mddvpon zzjeaooi xr gbgav itvour, lmvutw hlmz cam ywszluh imewggao zc wbl olgsfnayn yyper gtynb bmkphxr hcgtaytfy vk dzb bsnpo ewm blqcslejfqmt tg fth aqqhar msvnhywdq.
