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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 public show that Russian nationals Aleksandr Grichishkin, Andrei Skvortsov, as well as the Lithuanian Ale...

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 infrastructure to "gain access to victims’ computers, form botnets, and steal banking credentials...

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 ...