Saturday, December 3, 2016

Safe Haven: Perfect Money Iceland


On 29 Nov 2016 Wapack Labs identified several threat actors signing up for Perfect Money Iceland accounts. Perfect Money is an online payment service used to exchange many types of digital and conventional currency between accounts. Wapack Labs has previously assessed Iceland’s potential as a data safe haven. The adoption of the Icelandic version of Perfect Money confirms actors are leveraging those privacy protections to launder the profits of their fraud. Wapack Labs is providing this attacker TTP analysis for your situational awareness.

Publication Date: 1 December 2016
Handling Requirements: Traffic light protocol (TLP) AMBER
Attribution/Threat Actors: Known Hacking Group
Actor Type: Adversary capabilities have been assessed as Tier III
Potential Targets: Worldwide (Financial Institutions)
Past Reporting: DOC-3116,4432