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January 9, 2016 04:00 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/jM_Sw7IefyA/uncooperative-russian-isp-prevents-cisco-from-shutting-down-cybercriminal-gang
Uncooperative Russian ISP Prevents Cisco From Shutting Down Cybercriminal Gang
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.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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