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Russians Criminals Use Botnets for Check Counterfeiting
Published on 28 Jul, 2010 at 9:47 in Cloud | Viewed 43 times | No Comments
A security researcher has discovered a Russian cyber crime gang that uses botnets to steal and print millions of dollars worth of false invoices. The gang then recruits money mules to cash the counterfeit checks.
The scam, which is highly automated, begins with the infiltration of online check archiving and verification services which often store vast records of previously cashed checks. It then goes through job websites to find email…
Russian Attack Botnet Now Used for Domestic Financial Crimes
Published on 8 Mar, 2010 at 7:57 in Cloud | Viewed 521 times | No Comments
Russian botnets are commonly used by cyber criminals to target victims in predominately Western nations, such as the U.S., Germany, France and UK. However, Joe Stewart, a researcher with SecureWorks, has found that a Russian botnet is now being used to target domestic financial institutions using a plug-in that does not require the hacker to write new source code.
The botnet, termed BlackEnergy 2 by Stewart, was used…
