Hacking Back Scammers

Track 3
4 Feb 2022 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

The scammer epidemic is ever-present in our connected world and shows no sign of slowing down anytime soon. Our team is currently researching infrastructures commonly used by scammers and creating our own malware to hack in and monitor scammers without their knowledge, allowing us to preemptively warn victims and gather enough intel to report the scammers.

In this talk, we'll break down our approach to a project of this scale as students, along with the progress we have made and lessons we've learned. Join us for a dive into the world of scams, malware, and ethical hacking!

Ryan Dinnan
Cybersercurity Undergrad, Arizona State University
@s0merset7

Ryan Dinnan is a senior Computer Systems Engineering student at Arizona State University. A Cybersecurity enthusiast, Ryan has plenty of experience in a variety of cyber fields with special interest in Application Security and OSINT. Ryan has interned with NaviSec and American Express where he's received first hand practice with Penetration Testing and Web-Application Security Testing. When he's not hacking or studying, you'll find him watching movies and hiking.

Jacob Abraham
Computer Science and Engineering Undergrad, Arizona State University

Jacob is a senior studying Computer Science and Computer Systems Engineering at Arizona State University. They are also concurrently working on their master's degree in Computer Science. Their day job involves working on developer tools for performance on the web. Their passion is low-level programming; the closer to assembly code you get, the better!

Megi Bashi
Cybersecurity Undergrad, Arizona State University

Megi is a senior cybersecurity student at Arizona State University. She is a blue team InfoSec analyst and aspiring ethical hacker. Megi invests a lot of her time in playing Capture the Flag Tournaments, doing binary exploitation challenges and creating training materials for the DevilSec hacking club.

Joshua Pardhe
Barrett Honors Student, Goldman Sachs Intern, Full-Time Hacker

Joshua is a senior at Barrett, the Honors College at ASU studying Computer Systems Engineering with a focus on cybersecurity. In addition to a minor in Business, he is pursuing a certification in International Business through the W.P. Carey school. He currently holds leadership roles in multiple organizations and companies, and is CSO/CTO of a biotech startup Codonify LLC. His goal is to continue working in strategy and innovation for the banking sector, developing new tools and strategies related to cybersecurity as the world moves towards an ultra-connected and information-dense future.