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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...

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 organizations between 2009 and 2015 and caused, or attempted to cause, millions of dollars in losse...

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...

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 States. According to court documents, Aleksandr Grichishkin, 34, and Andrei Skvortsov, 34, of Russia;...