Russian Business Network (RBN) - an example of modern cybercrime
Published:
March 03 2008, 09:43 AM
by
Ken Williams
When warning customers, friends, and family about the dangers cybercrime, they usually accuse me of exaggerating the severity of internet related criminal activity. They think I'm sensationalizing an "epidemic" that, in reality, isn't very organized or pervasive. The truth though is that cybercrime is very mature, very businesslike, and more of a threat than ever before. A perfect example of the maturity of internet crime is the Russian Business Network (RBN). The RBN is a subject that is still more or less well known only to security industry practitioners. The Shadowserver Foundation, an internet security watchdog group, published a whitepaper last week entitled "RBN 'Rizing' - Abdallah Internet Hizmetleri". This whitepaper is a follow-up to their first paper on the RBN: "RBN As a Business Network - Clarifying the guesswork of Criminal Activity".
In addition to the great research published by Shadowserver, I also recommend this blog about the RBN and of course the Wikipedia page for the Russian Business Network.
By: Ken Williams
Ken Williams is a Director with the CA Vulnerability Research Team. As a veteran vulnerability researcher, Ken has worked as the Director of the CA Vulnerability Research Team and eVM Research Team, Director of Vulnerability Research at eSecurityOnline, Manager of the Vulnerability Research Team at Ernst...
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