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Comment By: lymielizzie (Posted on 11-10-2011 @ 09:59 pm)
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Related ContentFeds: Cyber Criminals Hijacked 4 Million Computers (ABC News)
An Eastern European pack of cyber thieves known as the Rove
group hijacked at least four million computers in over 100 countries,
including at least half a million computers in the U.S., to make off
with $14 million in "illegitimate income" before they were caught,
federal officials announced today.
The malware allegedly used in the "massive and sophisticated scheme"
also managed to infect computers in U.S. government agencies including
NASA and targeted the websites for major institutions like iTunes, Netflix and the IRS -- forcing users attempting to get to those sites to different websites entirely, according to a federal indictment unsealed in New York today.
The accused hackers, six Estonian nationals and a Russian national,
rerouted the internet traffic illegally on the infected computers for
the last four years in order to reap profits from internet advertisement
deals, the indictment said. The FBI busted up the alleged international cyber ring after a two-year investigation called Operation Ghost Click.
"The global reach of these cyber thieves demonstrates that the criminal
world is... flat," said Janice Fedarcyk, the FBI Assistant Director in
charge of the New York field office. "The Internet is pervasive because
it is such a useful tool, but it is a tool that can be exploited by
those with bad intentions and a little know-how."
Though they operated out of their home countries, the alleged hackers
used entities in the U.S. and all over the world -- including
Estonia-based software company Rove Digital from which the group
apparently gets its name -- to carry out the plot.
According to the indictment, the suspects entered into deals with
various internet advertisers in which they would be paid for generating
traffic to certain websites or advertisements. But instead of earning
the money legitimately, the FBI
said the defendants used malware to force infected computers to
unwillingly visit the target sites or advertisements -- pumping up click
results and, therefore, ill-gotten profits to the tune of $14 million.
The malware was also designed to prevent users from installing
anti-virus software that may have been able to free the infected
computers.
The six Estonian nationals have been arrested on cyber crime charges while the Russian national remains at large.
"Today, with the flip of a switch, the FBI and our partners dismantled
the Rove criminal enterprise," Fedarcyk said. "Thanks to the collective
effort across the U.S. and in Estonia, six leaders of the criminal
enterprise have been arrested and numerous servers operated by the
criminal organization have been disabled."
How the Fraud Worked, According to the FBI
The indictment describes several examples of alleged cyber fraud
including two principle strategies: traffic redirection and ad
replacement.
In the first case, if a user searched for the websites of major
institutions like iTunes, Netflix or the IRS, the search results would
return normally. However, if the user tried to click on the link to the
websites, the malware on the computer would force a redirect to a
different website where the criminals would profit in their
advertisement deal.
In the second, when an infected computer visited a major website -- like
Amazon.com -- the malware would be able to simply replace regular
advertisements on that page with advertisements of their own making. |
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Comment By: DottieC (Posted on 06-15-2011 @ 10:20 pm)
Comment: Excellent journalism. Hoping for the best possible outcome.
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