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Russian Hackers Attack Live Streaming Video Sites

Submitted by l33tdawg on Fri, 2012-05-11 07:11
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Hackers shut down a United States online video company on Wednesday that was being used by Russian activists to stream live video of protests in Moscow, prompting the company’s leaders to launch a Russian-language version of the site.

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Russia named world's third-biggest internet spam source

Submitted by l33tdawg on Fri, 2012-05-04 08:20
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Russia has climbed up the global spam rating and now ranks third internationally and first in Europe, according to Symantec’s Internet Security Threat Report.

The country’s ever-increasing hacker activity also took Russia up to sixth place in the global Internet malware activity rating. Last year, the country was tenth. Among the top five are the US, China, India, Brazil, and Germany. 

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Russia-speaking cybercriminals raked in $4.5 billion last year

Submitted by l33tdawg on Tue, 2012-04-24 04:42
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Russian-speaking hackers earned an estimated US$4.5 billion globally using various online criminal tactics and are thus responsible for 36 percent of the estimated total of $12.5 billion earned globally by cybercriminals in 2011, Russian security analyst firm Group-IB said in a report published on Tuesday.

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Russian National Charged in NJ in $1M Trading Account Hack Scheme

Submitted by l33tdawg on Thu, 2012-04-19 05:12
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A Russian national living in New York has been charged for his alleged role in a ring that stole approximately $1 million by hacking into retail brokerage accounts and executing sham trades, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Paul J. Fishman announced today.

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DOJ charges Russian for role in $1mil hacking scheme

Submitted by l33tdawg on Wed, 2012-04-18 06:32
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The U.S. Department of Justice has charged a Russian national living in New York for his alleged role in a $1 million scheme that hacked into retail brokerage accounts and executed fraudulent trades.

Petr Murmylyuk, also known as Dmitry Tokar, of Brooklyn, New York has been charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, unauthorized access to computers and securities fraud. The Securities and Exchange Commission is also filing a parallel civil suit. He remains in state custody facing charges from a separate investigation.

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