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A Russian national who founded and led a bulletproof hosting organization was sentenced to 60 months in prison in the United States.

Two Eastern European men were sentenced to prison on Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organization (RICO) charges for bulletproof hosting services used by multiple cybercrime operations to target US organizations.

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...

The four defendants were founders and/or members of a group that rented IP addresses, servers, and domains to their cybercriminal clients, the Department of Justice reported late last week. Criminals used the infrastructure to spread malware and gain access to victim machines, create botnets, and steal banking credentials that they could use to conduct more fraud. Malware hosted by the group included Zeus, SpyEye, Citadel, and the Blackhole Exploit Kit, which targeted US companies and financial...

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...

US Department Of Justice: Four Individuals Plead Guilty To RICO Conspiracy Involving “Bulletproof Hosting” For Cybercriminals Date 07/05/2021 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 S...