Dyre Strategy
2014 Milestones
Dyre Tactics
Defending against Dyre attacks
How IBM Security helps defend banks from Dyre
Endpoint Protection Fraud Detection
Credentials
and PII
are sent to
fraudster
4
DNS routing
diverts user
to fake website
or proxy
3
Navigation
to online
banking
website
2
Victim’s
device gets
infected with
malware
1
Login
to
online
banking
5
Money
transfer
to mule
account
6
$
Online Banking
Detect unique attributes of the
infection process and helps to:
$
Endpoint Protection Benefits
IBM Security
Trusteer
Rapport
• Prevent new infection
• Remove existing infection
• Secure the browser
• Alert user on phishing sites
• Notifiy bank for takedown
Helps kill
the attack
BEFORE
it even starts
Consistent prevention
across all Dyre versions
!
Risk Detection Benefits
• Dyre campaign against treasury
website of major UK bank
• 38 separate Dyre related account
takeover attempts detected
• As a result, bank was able to help
prevent fund transfers
Proxy Usage
Pre-login Anomalies
Device Spoofing
Malware History
Remote Access Tools
In-Session Activity
Fraud Indicators
Login
Activity
Transactional
Activity
Dyre Malware
Device and
Connection
Phishing emails
customized to
local languages
Victim clicks on
email or attachment -
malware is
triggered
Victim attempts to
login to banking website
but is re-routed to
fake website.
Fraudster performs
money transfer
from victim’s account
to mule account.
September
Attack against
salesforce.com$
Victim’s device
is infected with
malware which
remains dormant
Victim unknowingly
provides login
credentials to fake
website that are
transferred to fraudsters
08:00
08:30
10:00
13:00
8:31
10:01
Attacks against
Romanian, German
and Swiss Banks
October
November
Over 100 firms
targeted
First reports of attacks
against US/UK targets
June
US Department of
Homeland Security
Dyre Alert
October
Attacks against
targets in Australia
and China
December
2015 Milestones
Server-side web
inject capabilities
added
March
Dyre anti-sandbox
evasion reported
April
July
Attacks against
banks in Spain

Dyre Malware infographic

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    Dyre Strategy 2014 Milestones DyreTactics Defending against Dyre attacks How IBM Security helps defend banks from Dyre Endpoint Protection Fraud Detection Credentials and PII are sent to fraudster 4 DNS routing diverts user to fake website or proxy 3 Navigation to online banking website 2 Victim’s device gets infected with malware 1 Login to online banking 5 Money transfer to mule account 6 $ Online Banking Detect unique attributes of the infection process and helps to: $ Endpoint Protection Benefits IBM Security Trusteer Rapport • Prevent new infection • Remove existing infection • Secure the browser • Alert user on phishing sites • Notifiy bank for takedown Helps kill the attack BEFORE it even starts Consistent prevention across all Dyre versions ! Risk Detection Benefits • Dyre campaign against treasury website of major UK bank • 38 separate Dyre related account takeover attempts detected • As a result, bank was able to help prevent fund transfers Proxy Usage Pre-login Anomalies Device Spoofing Malware History Remote Access Tools In-Session Activity Fraud Indicators Login Activity Transactional Activity Dyre Malware Device and Connection Phishing emails customized to local languages Victim clicks on email or attachment - malware is triggered Victim attempts to login to banking website but is re-routed to fake website. Fraudster performs money transfer from victim’s account to mule account. September Attack against salesforce.com$ Victim’s device is infected with malware which remains dormant Victim unknowingly provides login credentials to fake website that are transferred to fraudsters 08:00 08:30 10:00 13:00 8:31 10:01 Attacks against Romanian, German and Swiss Banks October November Over 100 firms targeted First reports of attacks against US/UK targets June US Department of Homeland Security Dyre Alert October Attacks against targets in Australia and China December 2015 Milestones Server-side web inject capabilities added March Dyre anti-sandbox evasion reported April July Attacks against banks in Spain