Dancho Danchev
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| Dancho Danchev | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Данчо Данчев |
| Born | |
| 💼 Occupation | Cybersecurity researcher, blogger |
| 🌐 Website | ddanchev |
Dancho Danchev (Bulgarian: Данчо Данчев) is a Bulgarian cybersecurity researcher and blogger. He wrote for ZDNet's Zero Day security blog and was covered by news outlets for research into malware, online fraud and the Koobface botnet.
Koobface
Koobface was a computer worm that spread through social-networking websites by luring users to install a fake video codec. In 2010, The Register and heise online reported that Koobface malware carried a response to Danchev's ZDNet post about the botnet.[1][2] A Kaspersky technical report on Koobface also referenced Danchev's research.[3]
In January 2012, Deutsche Welle interviewed Danchev after reporting that Koobface had suspended operations following exposure by a Bulgarian cybersecurity researcher.[4] The same month, The Register reported that The New York Times had named five Koobface suspects one week after Danchev publicly identified an alleged member of the group; the article noted that the men had not been charged and should be considered innocent unless proven guilty.[5]
Other reporting
In 2007, Wired reported that Danchev had found instructions for using Tor in online extremist material.[6] In 2008, Wired reported on a Facebook-themed phishing scam identified by Danchev, and The Register reported on his documentation of a search-poisoning technique that placed malicious links in Google results by abusing search pages on legitimate websites.[7][8]
News coverage also quoted Danchev on politically motivated cyberattacks and malware campaigns. In 2008, Computerworld Australia quoted him on attacks connected to the Russo-Georgian War.[9] In 2009, PCWorld quoted him on denial-of-service activity during protests after the 2009 Iranian presidential election, and Evgeny Morozov discussed one of his posts about distributed denial-of-service extortion in Foreign Policy.[10][11] In 2010, Forbes quoted Danchev on the Operation Aurora attacks against Google and other companies.[12]
SecurityWeek discussed Danchev's comments on underground markets in a 2011 article on prices for botnet access and related criminal services.[13]
References
- ↑ Leyden, John (May 18, 2010). "Koobface gang counter-poohpooh nemesis sec-pro Danchev". The Register. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
- ↑ Bachfeld, Daniel (May 18, 2010). "Nachricht von der Koobface-Gang". heise online (in Deutsch). Retrieved August 12, 2026.
- ↑ "The Heart of Koobface: C&C and Social Network Propagation" (PDF). Kaspersky. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
- ↑ "Cybercriminals unveiled". Deutsche Welle. January 25, 2012. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
- ↑ Leyden, John (January 18, 2012). "Five Koobface botnet suspects named by New York Times". The Register. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
- ↑ Poulsen, Kevin (July 27, 2007). "Cyber Jihadists Embrace Tor -- UPDATED". Wired. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
- ↑ Singel, Ryan (January 3, 2008). "Fraudsters Target Facebook With Phishing Scam". Wired. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
- ↑ Goodin, Dan (March 6, 2008). "Hackers find clever new way to hose Google users". The Register. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
- ↑ "Russian hacker 'militia' mobilizes to attack Georgia". Computerworld Australia. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
- ↑ McMillan, Robert (June 15, 2009). "With Unrest in Iran, Cyber-attacks Begin". PCWorld. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
- ↑ Morozov, Evgeny (November 4, 2009). "Is "aggregate-and-forget" the future of cyber-extortion?". Foreign Policy. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
- ↑ Greenberg, Andy (March 8, 2010). "Researchers Split Over Google's Hackers". Forbes. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
- ↑ Bar-Yosef, Noa (March 23, 2011). "The Commodities of Underground Markets". SecurityWeek. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
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