a) A customer was communicating with their supplier in Korea by email. The suppliers email account was subsequently hacked. The scammer, upon getting control of the email account, continued the conversation with the customer. The customer was asked to remit payment for the purchase to an alternate bank account by the scammer.

Select and discuss any two factors from the "Motivations Taxonomy" that may have inspired these operators to conduct such scams. (10 marks)

b) How would you use Ransomware and Credential-harvesting Malware to commit cybercrime against a business? In your opinion, which of the above two methods would be more effective in making "big money" for you? (10 marks)

Total 20 marks