Solving Internet Security - Go After the Money
The environment for operating internet crime syndicates has become a bit bumpier in recent months. Earlier this month we shared news about the arrests in the Mariposa Botnet. This recent news involves an ISP in Kazakhstan that has become a host for many of the delivery methods for Malware and Botnets. This caused a significant drop in Malware activity. By going after the money and making it more difficult for the companies that allow these illegal enterprises to persist we add a high deterrent to the would be perpetrators.
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Malware-Serving ISP Taken Down, Researchers Say
‘Troyak’ went dark overnight, cutting off service to many Zeus botnets
Mar 11, 2010 | 04:48 PM
A network frequently used for malware delivery was shut down last night, probably against the will of its operators.
Troyak.org, a Kazakhstani “Internet service provider” well-known for serving Zeus botnets and other malware delivery methods, went dark overnight, resulting in the shutdown of as many as 25 percent of the world’s Zeus botnets, according to researchers at Cisco’s ScanSafe and RSA’s FraudAction security research units.
Brady concurs. “It’s analogous to going after organized crime — you have to go after the money,” he says. “Even if it’s short-lived, this is a positive development for IT.”Read more at www.darkreading.com
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