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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 'don't ask, don't 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-old Pavel Stassi were the founders and/or members of an organization offering BPHS. The group ...

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 Stassi, 30, of Estonia, have been accused of renting their wares to cybercriminal clients, who used t...

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 Vulnerability Disclosure Program, has said "websites were only the beginning as they account for a fr...

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 documents. The bulletproof hosting operation rented Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, servers, and domai...

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, Aleksandr Grichishkin, 34, and Andrei Skvortsov, 34, of Russia; Aleksandr Skorodumov, 33, of Lithuania; a...