Four Most Famous Cyber Attacks for Financial Gains
Asalah F Altwairqi1, Mohammed A. AlZain2, Ben Soh*3, Mehedi Masud4, Jehad Al-Amri5
1Asalah F Altwairqi, College of Computers and Information Technology, Taif University, Saudi Arabia.
2Mohammed A. AlZain, College of Computers and Information Technology, Taif University, Saudi Arabia.
3Ben Soh*, La Trobe University, Bundoora 3086, Australia.
4Mehedi Masud, College of Computers and Information Technology, Taif University, Saudi Arabia.
5Jehad Al-Amri, College of Computers and Information Technology, Taif University, Saudi Arabia.
Manuscript received on November 22, 2019. | Revised Manuscript received on December 15, 2019. | Manuscript published on December 30, 2019. | PP: 2131-2139 | Volume-9 Issue-2, December, 2019. | Retrieval Number: B3601129219/2019©BEIESP | DOI: 10.35940/ijeat.B3601.129219
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Abstract: Cyber attacks are on the rise every day and pose a major threat to the Internet users. Cyber attackers are constantly capable of gaining hidden exposure at the moment and keeping a low profile. There is a need to carry out analyses on cyber attacks for educational purposes. In this paper we analyze four types of most famous cyber-attacks for financial gains: phishing attack, salami slice attack, ransomware attack, and cryptojacking attack. General Terms: Cyber attacks.
Keywords: Phishing, salami slicing, ransomware, cryptojacking.