Russian Business Network: Down

[jen]

Russian Business Network: Down, But Not Out:
A major Russian Internet service provider whose client list amounted to
a laundry list of organized cyber crime operations appears to have
closed shop. But security experts caution that there are signs that the
highly profitable network may already be building a new home for itself
elsewhere on the Web......
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/secur...work_down.html

-jen

[Virus Guy]

jen wrote:

> A major Russian Internet service provider whose client list
> amounted to a laundry list of organized cyber crime operations
> appears to have closed

I've noticed a reduction in spam lately. Is there a connection here?

[Rick]

Virus Guy <Virus@Guy.com> wrote in news:47347407.BBC9D9D@Guy.com:
> jen wrote:
>
>> A major Russian Internet service provider whose client list
>> amounted to a laundry list of organized cyber crime operations
>> appears to have closed
>
> I've noticed a reduction in spam lately. Is there a connection here?


Not here. If anything, I've seen a small (~3-4%) increase in spam this
week.


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