Subj : With just $700 and a Raspberry Pi  you too can become a cybercrim
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Wed Mar 27 2024 21:00:13

With just $700 and a Raspberry Pi  you too can become a cybercriminal

Date:
Wed, 27 Mar 2024 20:44:35 +0000

Description:
GEOBOX, an operating system turning Raspberry Pis into simple anonymous 
cyberattack tools, is being sold on Telegram.

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Everyones favourite single-board microcomputer, the Raspberry Pi, just got 
sinister, as cybercriminals have been spotted selling software for the 
devices catering to inexperienced criminals looking to dabble in financial 
crime. 

Dont try this at home, obviously, but the GEOBOX software, with proxy and 
network traffic routing capabilities, is being sold on Telegram for pretty 
extortionate prices. 

For just $80 a month, or $700 as a one off fee, you too can be investigated 
for theft and fraud offenses by the security firm Resecurity, who supposedly 
uncovered the use of GEOBOX in a high-profile banking theft impacting a 
Fortune 100 company. And they would have gotten away with it too... 

Detailing the discovery in a blog post (via BleepingComputer ), Resecurity 
explained that [Pis running GEOBOX] served as proxies, significantly 
enhancing their anonymity. This approach complicated the investigation and 
tracking process, especially since, by default, GEOBOX devices do not store 
any logs. 

Theres nothing less cool than a highly capable tool that can complicate law 
enforcement tracking and investigation, but thats what Resecurity says weve 
got on our hands. Well, even less cooler would be buying software that law 
enforcement agencies are now almost certainly aware of and actively trying to 
kill. 

However it might be more complicated than that, as GEOBOX doesnt contain any 
features that you cant find in existing software or operating systems. GPS 
and IP spoofing, Wi-Fi access-point emulation and VPN protocol support might 
seem scary on paper, but can be of legitimate use, and arent anything that 
you wont find in other tools or operating systems. 

Still, the problem with GEOBOX is that it packages these features in a 
lightweight Linux distribution with a UI that massively lowers the barrier of 
entry to committing evil. Resecurity suggests that crimes well-suited to the 
GEOBOX include the operation of dark web marketplaces, disinformation 
campaigns, and, of course, financial fraud. Unsurprisingly, we dont have 
buying guides for crime. 

Weve run stories like this before , and we suspect this one wont be the last: 
Raspberry Pis are cheap and small, so disposable and easily concealed - which 
are all legitimate strengths of the device. 

This writer likes that Pis can be hidden behind a monitor or television, be 
basically forgotten about as theyre near-enough silent, and doesnt think that 
stories like this should put you off looking into them if you think they seem 
neat. More from TechRadar Pro Weve also listed the best Raspberry Pi distros 
right now Raspberry Pi 400 packs a full computer inside a keyboard Arm is 
investing in Raspberry Pi to make AI accessible to the masses



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/with-just-dollar700-and-a-raspberry-pi-
you-too-can-become-a-cybercriminal


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