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Four extradited Eastern European men have pleaded guilty in U.S. court to one count of conspiring to serve as administrators of a bulletproof hosting service that

An international investigation has led to cyber criminals who had been based in Estonia, had been operating well over a decade and were part of a much wider multi-million dollar cyber crime network to trial, with the three men, all in their thirties, potentially facing up to 20 years in a US jail, daily Postimees reports.  The FBI worked in cooperation with its German, U.K. and Estonian counterparts in the investigation, which led to the apprehension of four men, three of them based in Estonia...

Lithuanian man sentenced in US for providing safe-haven to cybercriminals 6 Cyber attack (associative image) / J. Stacevičius/LRT A Lithuanian national is among four men who have pleaded guilty to cybercrimes that targeted banks and companies across the United States, resulting in millions of dollars of losses, the US Justice Department said on May 7. The four men – Aleksandr Grichishkin, 34, and Andrei Skvortsov, 34, of Russia; Aleksandr Skorodumov, 33, of Lithuania; and Pavel Stassi, 30, o...

The small organization has been led by four East European nationals that pleaded guilty to conspiring to cyber-crime activities and “engage in a Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organization (RICO) arising from their providing ‘bulletproof hosting’ services between 2008 and 2015”. The hosting services have been used by cybercriminals across the globe to distribute malware and attack financial institutions and private persons across the United States. Official documents released to the publi...

Heinz-Peter Bader / reuters Four individuals behind a "bulletproof hosting" site have pleaded guilty to US racketeering charges, the Department of Justice (DoJ) has announced. The service, designed to accommodate criminal activities and help clients evade detection, was founded by Russians Aleksandr Grichishkin and Andrei Skvortsov. The other two parties are Lithuanian Aleksandr Skorodumov and Estonian Pavel Stassi, who worked as admins on the site.  The site provided multiple clients with the...

Four men from Eastern Europe have pleaded guilty to supporting cyber-criminals attacking the United States by providing them with bulletproof hosting services (BPHS). BPHS are run with a dont ask, dont tell approach and ensure the anonymity of users while allowing them to host malicious activity and content such as malware. According to court documents, 34-year-old Russian nationals Aleksandr Grichishkin and Andrei Skvortsov, 33-year-old Aleksandr Skorodumov of Lithuania, and Estonian 30-year-...

Four Plead Guilty to Aiding Cyber Criminals with Bulletproof Hosting Four Eastern European nationals face 20 years in prison for Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organization (RICO) charges after pleading guilty to providing bulletproof hosting services between 2008 and 2015, which were used by cybercriminals to distribute malware to financial entities across the U.S. The individuals, Aleksandr Grichishkin, 34, and Andrei Skvortsov, 34, of Russia; Aleksandr Skorodumov, 33, of Lithuania; and Pavel S...

Plus: Student cripples EU bio lab and IRS goes after cryptocurrency Share Copy In brief The United States Department of Defense has opened up all of its publicly facing systems and apps to investigation under a bug bounty program. In a massive expansion of its Vulnerability Disclosure Program, started in 2016, the DoD said it was looking for "ethical hackers" to look for flaws and fixes. The bug bounty system had only been aimed at websites but now Kristopher Johnson, director of its Vu...

share Print Two Russian nationals are among four men who have pleaded guilty to cybercrimes that targeted banks and companies across the United States, resulting in millions of dollars of losses, the Justice Department said on May 7. The four men -- Aleksandr Grichishkin, 34, and Andrei Skvortsov, 34, of Russia; Aleksandr Skorodumov, 33, of Lithuania; and Pavel Stassi, 30, of Estonia -- provided so-called “bulletproof hosting” services to a network of cybercriminals, according to court docu...

Four Individuals Plead Guilty to RICO Conspiracy Involving “Bulletproof Hosting” for Cybercriminals Posted on Four Eastern European nationals have pleaded guilty to conspiring to engage in a Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organization (RICO) arising from their providing “bulletproof hosting” services between 2008 and 2015, which were used by cybercriminals to distribute malware and attack financial institutions and victims throughout the United States. According to court documents, Aleks...