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Russians Pestered By Online Hacks Too
David Utter
Staff Writer
2007-12-21
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In 2007, Russia suffered its share of online attacks, and needed to repel over 1.4 million of them this year.
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Security vendor F-Secure noted the announcement by Nikolay Patrushev, head of the Russian FSB (Federal Security Agency). Patrushev said federal sites fought off 1.4 million attacks this year.
Also, Patrushev noted the pending trial of the authors of the Trojan creator, Pinch. Only the names of Russian citizens Ermishkin and Farhutdinov have been publicized as those behind Pinch.
"The financial losses due to Pinch infections can hardly be calculated," F-Secure said. It has been estimated that malware created with Pinch in turn has infected millions of PCs.
News of another scam connected to criminals in Russia, and in the Ukraine, involved fourteen people in The Netherlands who acted as mules for money laundering. The Channel Register said fake ABN Amro websites in Hong Kong stole credentials from bank customers.
Those credentials enabled the thefts to take place. The report cited prosecutors as noting the accused collaborators who muled the money "were generously renumerated" by the criminals.
Masterminds behind the crime frequently used IP addresses associated with the notorious Russian Business Network. RBN has been something of a safe haven ISP for illicit activities, and rumors of its shutdown could be invalidated if it is found the group has a new home again.
About the Author:
David Utter is a business and technology writer for SecurityProNews and WebProNews.
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