Russian Business Network: Shadowy Firm Seen as Conduit for Cybercrime

["Paul Ferguson" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

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Most excellent.

Brian Krebs writes in The Washington Post:

[snip]

Law enforcement agencies say these kinds of Internet companies are able to
thrive in countries where the rule of law is poorly established. "It is
clear that organized cybercrime has taken root in countries that don't have
response mechanisms, laws, infrastructure and investigative support set up
to respond to the threat quickly," said Ronald K. Noble, secretary general
of Interpol, an organization that facilitates transnational law enforcement
cooperation. He declined to discuss the Russian Business Network
specifically.

The company isn't a mainstream Internet service provider, as Comcast and
Verizon are. Rather, it specializes in offering Web sites that will remain
reachable on the Internet regardless of efforts to shut them down by law
enforcement officials -- so-called bulletproof hosting.

Though there are thousands of Web sites that bear the Russian Business
Network name on registration records, the company is unchartered and has no
legal identity, computer security firms say.

[snip]

More:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/12/AR200710120
2461.html

Also:
"Taking on the Russian Business Network"
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2007/10/taking_on_the_russian_bu
siness.html

"Mapping the Russian Business Network"
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2007/10/mapping_the_russian_busi
ness_n.html

Kudos to Brian on this in-depth exposé.

- - ferg


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