Ransomware through the lens of state crime

IF 1.5 Q2 POLITICAL SCIENCE State Crime Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.13169/statecrime.12.1.0001
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Cybercrime and other cybersecurity harms are gaining increasing political and public attention across many countries. One of the most serious and fastest growing categories of such harms relates to ransomware attacks. Many of the groups responsible for ransomware attacks have come under political pressure in recent years as they have become more aggressive in their methods and targeting. On a geopolitical level, an area attracting increasing interest is the complex relationships between ransomware groups and states, in particular, Russia. This paper introduces the concept of state crime to ransomware groups. Starting with the concept of proxies before turning to the historical examples of privateering and piracy, we focus on the notion of “cyber privateers” to analyze two select ransomware groups — DarkSide and REvil — that are believed to be affiliated with the Russian state. We argue that approaching these ransomware groups as cyber privateers engaged in state crime has the potential to enhance our understanding of how these groups operate. We further posit that a state crime perspective also assists in identifying how ransomware may be countered, highlighting the need for policy responses that are effective even when ransomware groups may be tacitly protected by a state.
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从国家犯罪的角度看勒索软件
网络犯罪和其他网络安全危害正在许多国家引起越来越多的政治和公众关注。这类危害中最严重、增长最快的一类与勒索软件攻击有关。近年来,许多负责勒索软件攻击的组织都面临着政治压力,因为它们在方法和目标方面变得更加激进。在地缘政治层面上,一个越来越吸引人兴趣的领域是勒索软件组织与国家(尤其是俄罗斯)之间的复杂关系。本文将国家犯罪的概念引入勒索软件组织。从代理的概念开始,然后转向私掠和海盗的历史例子,我们专注于“网络私掠者”的概念来分析两个被认为与俄罗斯政府有关的勒索软件组织——DarkSide和REvil。我们认为,将这些勒索软件组织视为参与国家犯罪的网络海盗,有可能增强我们对这些组织运作方式的理解。我们进一步假设,从国家犯罪的角度来看,也有助于确定如何应对勒索软件,强调即使在勒索软件组织可能受到国家默认保护的情况下,也需要有效的政策反应。
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State Crime POLITICAL SCIENCE-
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