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  • The Cost of Anonymizing a Cybercriminal's Internet Activities - Part Two

    03/10/2009 4:05:29 PM PDT · by Cindy · 3 replies · 349+ views
    DANCHO DANCHEV's Blog ^ | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2009 | Dancho Danchev
    With VPN-enabled malware infected hosts easily acting as stepping stones thanks to modules within popular malware bots, next to commercial VPN-based services, the cost of anonymizing a cybecriminal's Internet activities is not only getting lower, but the process is ironically managed in data retention heavens such as the Netherlands, Luxembourg, USA and Germany in this particular case, by using the services of the following ISPs: LeaseWeb AS Amsterdam, Netherlands; ROOT-AS root eSolutions; HOPONE-DCA HopOne Internet Corp.; NETDIRECT AS NETDIRECT Frankfurt, DE. Operating since 2004, yet another "cybercrime anonymization" service is using the bandwidth of legitimate data centers in order to...