Law Enforcement and the 7-Step Cyber Kill Chain Workshop, Rosie de Vleeschauwer, Team Lead Contact Centre at Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium CCB - Global Anti-Scam Summit Europe 2024

Date of recording: 2024-06-24

Event: Global Anti-Scam Summit Europe 2024

"We have all the pieces there, we just have to figure out how to put them together" explains Rosie De Vleeschauwer, Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium and chair of the 7-Step Cyber Kill Chain session. In this workshop at the Global Anti-Scam Summit (GASS), public and private sector stakeholders put forward proposals of the expertise each could contribute to this cross-sector initiative:

1️⃣ Reconnaissance: Investigating 2 million websites per month

Stefan, ScamAdviser.com

Stefan highlighted how ScamAdviser investigates a staggering 2 million websites monthly to gather intel on potential scam sites, identifying threats before they can cause harm. The data is then made available through APIs, data feeds, alerts, and the ScamAdviser Domain Analyzer.

2️⃣ Weaponization: Alternative outcomes to criminal investigations

Adam Carter & Richard Clarke, National Trading Standards eCrime Team

Adam and Richard discussed collaborating with professional enablers and the importance of disrupting criminal infrastructures by removing the ability to operate the fraud.

3️⃣ Delivery: Detecting Fake Messages

Alex NOVAC, Bitdefender

Alex demonstrated how Bitdefender detects and mitigates fake SMS messages, through data collection, pattern identification, categorization, and geographic analysis and block phishing attempts and other malicious communications.

4️⃣ Exploitation: Belgian Anti-Phishing Shield (BAPS)

Brecht Vercruyce, Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium (CERT BE)

Brecht introduced BAPS, an innovative tool developed by the Belgian government to protect citizens from phishing attacks by quickly identifying and neutralizing threats.

5️⃣ Installation: Building an effective national response to scams - How an Anti-Scam Centre Works

Aileen Yap, Singapore Police Force, Anti-Scam Command Center

Aileen shared insights into Singapore's groundbreaking Anti-Scam Command Center, explaining how a coordinated national & international response is crucial in effectively combating scams.

6️⃣ Command and Control: Approach on CLI voice spoofing

Kristof Browaeys, KBC Bank & Verzekering (with BIPT - IBPT)

Kristof discussed strategies to counter CLI voice spoofing, a technique used by scammers to manipulate caller ID information, ensuring robust telecom security.

7️⃣ Actions on Objectives: How Europol supports National CybSec with data in the latter part of the Kill Chain

Marcello Zanni, Europol, EC3

Marcello explained how Europol is geared to providing critical data to national cybersecurity teams, aiding the development and implementation of strategies and policies, coordinating incident response and recovery efforts, as well as collaborating with international partners and LEAs.