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> It's not just Russia but anywhere that is outside the reach of US court orders and extradition treaties. Extradition is not a requirement. France, like Russi
by bloak 5y ago
> It's not just Russia but anywhere that is outside the reach of US court orders and extradition treaties.
Extradition is not a requirement. France, like Russia, will not extradite its own citizens, but you don't see so many criminal gangs operating out of France.
- meowface 5y agoYeah, it's not merely a matter of Russia not extraditing; they simply don't address the problem at all unless the cybercrime is also affecting other Russian citizens. And in some cases the security services seem to have direct relationships with some cybercriminals. (I'm not sure how friendly or close the relationships are, but there's definitely some tit-for-tat: we let you operate and make all this money, and in return you do us favors when we need them. I believe laundering is one example, like in the BTC-e case.)
- loa_in_ 5y agoIt's a very efficient way to operate. This is mostly unrelated, but it reminds me of all those claims of how free market and capitalism promote efficiency wherever they reign.