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the technology part is pretty interesting, the business model too. Which brings me to a question...if you are that tech savvy to do all the stuff they talk abo
by vaksel 18y ago
the technology part is pretty interesting, the business model too.
Which brings me to a question...if you are that tech savvy to do all the stuff they talk about under technology...why risk all that for the peanuts they talk about in the business model?
- ErrantX 18y agoAs the writer of the letter states the majority of this is conducted by the russion organised gangs. Usually as one part of their larger cyber-crime operations. That entire "industry" is a multi-million dollar one.
- chris11 18y agoI'm assuming that the parts can be used for many different things. The botnet can be rented out. And it can be used used to distribute ads. There was recently an article on HN about a guy who got arrested for putting spam on a botnet. And I'm sure having access to private servers can be monetized in other areas too. At the very least you could use it to sell pirated material. And of course the money laundering method they're using can probably be used in other areas too.
- ErrantX 18y agoyep - the botnets are usually multipurpose. You can buy botnets containing a few thousand machines all over the place fairly cheaply now.
- chris11 18y agoDo you know how likely it is for the police to arrest a bot herder?
- ErrantX 18y agoSomewhere between low and impossible. Usually it would be the users (the ones that send out the spam etc. via the networks) who get caught - and that is a very low number as well really (compared to those uncaught).