Russian Hackers Earned $2.5b Last Year: Group-IB Security Co.
2014-10-15 08:55:15.920 GMT
By Ilya Khrennikov
Oct. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Of $2.5b sum, $841m from spam,
illegal software sales; $680m from bank card fraud, $426m from
Internet fraud, according to report by Moscow-based cyber-
security firm Group-IB.
* Remainder of sum drawn from hacker attacks aimed at denial
of service, virus sales, access to third-party traffic,
other illegal services: Group-IB
* CEO Ilya Sachkov says that in coming year, may be more
hactivist attacks linked to political protest; also may be
more attacks on banks, payment systems
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2014-10-15 08:55:15.920 GMT
By Ilya Khrennikov
Oct. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Of $2.5b sum, $841m from spam,
illegal software sales; $680m from bank card fraud, $426m from
Internet fraud, according to report by Moscow-based cyber-
security firm Group-IB.
* Remainder of sum drawn from hacker attacks aimed at denial
of service, virus sales, access to third-party traffic,
other illegal services: Group-IB
* CEO Ilya Sachkov says that in coming year, may be more
hactivist attacks linked to political protest; also may be
more attacks on banks, payment systems
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Benjamin Dow at +7-495-771-7735 or
bdow2@bloomberg.net