Russian Phishers Moving to China?

Hugh Pickens writes "The Russian Business Network, an ISP and Web hosting provider based in St. Petersburg, whose client list amounts to a laundry list of organized cybercrime operations appears to have closed shop after a number of its main upstream Internet providers severed ties with the group. The disappearance of RBN comes less than a month after Brian Krebs of the Washington Post wrote a series of stories detailing the organization and history of the shadowy ISP. However, experts at anti-spam group Spamhaus say there are strong indications that a huge swath of Internet space recently established in China may soon emerge as the next incarnation of the Russian Business Network. In related news FBI Director Robert S. Mueller, III gave a speech on cybercrime earlier this week where he said that the FBI has 60 Legal Attaché offices around the world working with partners in Russia, Romania,Poland, Hungary, Italy, and Estonia, among others, to investigate international cyber threats."

Comments

ISR

[eneville]

I soviet China ... oh wait ...

Russian Fishers Moving to China?

[colonslashslash]

Have all their lakes frozen over or something? Damn you global warming!

Re:Russian Fishers Moving to China?

[Echolima]

I hate when Global Warming causes lakes to freeze

Even phishing is being outsourced?

[zappepcs]

With phishing being outsourced to China, manufacturing being outsourced to China, Can we expect lead based paint recall phishing to come from China soon?

internet 101

[KevMar]

so they move to a country that restricts what they can access on the internet?

Thats exactly what I would do if I was the ring leader of major internet crime...

Re:internet 101

[BadHaggis]

Yes, but if the money is flowing into the right pocket(s) certain services/servers can bypass The Great Firewall. I am sure that these esteemed, and apparently resourceful, businessmen can negotiate a profitable relationship with the Chinese Government. Additionally, I'm not convinced that the Chinese Government is as concerned with what goes out of their country as much as they are concerned with what comes in. Certainly, given the all of the product recalls lately, you're aware of the high standards that the Chinese hold to their exports.

FBI Humor

[handy_vandal]

FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III sure knows how to slay 'em on the college circuit:

I recently watched a video on YouTube about the impact of the Internet. And before we go any further, I will answer the question of everyone under the age of 25. Yes, those of us over a certain age are allowed to access YouTube.

And he's not alone in his youthful wisecracking -- it looks like the FBI, as an institution, has a wicked sense of humor:

In June of this year, we initiated Operation Bot Roast.

Link

-kgj

So..

[eniac42]

A notice in an office-entrance in St Petersburg reads..

Gone phishing..

Firewall the World

[TFGeditor]

I know I will get modded into oblivion, but I do not care. This is precisely why I firewall the entire world (other than North America) from my server. None of the users nor myself have any legitimate contacts or interests overseas, so blocking all traffic sourcing anywhere except North America reduces the spam load by 98% and virtually eliminates intrusion attempts.

Offensive to you? Why? What legitimate need do you have to access my server? My company has absolutely nothing to interest you. Therefore, what reason could you possibly have to access my server?

Let the bloodletting begin.