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Originally Posted by AmeliaG
What do you mean when you describe them as organized criminals?
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What most people don't get about some of these file lockers is that they are run by people for whom monetizing the theft of IP is just a side benefit of running a service through which they are able to launder money acquired through other criminal activity ranging from drugs to credit card fraud.
In several cases these sites are run in collaboration with very nasty people. I mean really nasty.
Ecatel and the Russian Business Network have had ties in the past:
Russian Business Network - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Further analysis and network forensics supports that ZeroAccess is being hosted and originates from the Ecatel Network, which is controlled by the cybercrime syndicate RBN (Russian Business Network).
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