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Uncooperative Russian ISP Prevents Cisco From Shutting Down Cybercriminal Gang

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the money-is-involved dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Cisco's Talos research team has managed to identify and partially shut down a cyber-criminal group that is using the RIG exploit kit to infect users with spambots via a malvertising campaign. Their investigation led them back to Russian ISP Eurobyte, who didn't bother answering critical emails and allowed the campaign to go on even today. In October 2015, Cisco's researchers also thwarted the activity of another group of cyber-criminals that made around $30 million from distributing ransomware.

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  1. Holidays by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    You won't find any Russian business that would respond to inquiries this week (with the exception of employees working from home even though they shouldn't). Reason: all Russians have official holidays that started on January 1 and will end on January 11.

    1. Re:Holidays by Jiro · · Score: 3, Informative

      TFA shows that researching the malware was done during the months of September and October 2015. It seems unlikely they would wait until New Years to contact the ISP.

  2. Re:Block their asses by Revek · · Score: 1, Informative

    No, blame Canada, blame Canada
    With all their beady little eyes
    And flappin' heads so full of lies

    Blame Canada, blame Canada
    We need to form a full assault
    It's Canada's fault