Inside the Shadows - Tracking RaaS Groups and Cyber Threats

Explore the dark world of Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) operations in this 33-minute conference talk from DEF CON 33's Recon Village. Dive deep into the methodologies and techniques used to track and analyze RaaS groups and their evolving cyber threat landscape. Learn how security researchers and threat hunters identify, monitor, and understand the operational patterns of ransomware syndicates operating in the shadows of the internet. Discover the intelligence gathering processes, attribution techniques, and reconnaissance methods employed to map the infrastructure and tactics of these criminal organizations. Gain insights into the business models behind RaaS operations, their recruitment strategies, and how they adapt to law enforcement and security countermeasures. Understand the challenges faced by cybersecurity professionals when investigating these elusive threat actors and the tools and frameworks used to build comprehensive threat intelligence profiles. Examine real-world case studies and examples that illustrate the complexity of tracking these groups across multiple attack vectors and geographical boundaries.