Russian Cybercrime Boss Burkov Pleads Guilty
- January 27th, 2020
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https://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/01/russian-cybercrime-boss-burkov-pleads-guilty/
This article is very relevant to modern thought on security as it presents a 21st century threat to national security: cybercrime. Of course, cybercrime is quite different from cyberattacks (obviously shutting off a city’s power grid is more severe than stealing credit card information), but in the case of this elite team of Russian hackers, I believe there is a security issue. Between two members of Burkov’s forum, roughly $100 million has been stolen from cybercrime victims (some of which American). This not only creates insecure economic situations for Americans, but could also play a role in larger security issues. After all, the Russian government seems quite dedicated to protecting this gang of criminals, obviously alluding to the value the government sees in them. It is possible Putin could be channeling part of this illegally obtained income into potential threats to the US. On another note, the mere fact that the US currently holds a leader of this group is very good for its security as it is possible that a deal can be made with Burkov which could expose the technology and methods used by the gang of cybercriminals. This knowledge is a key facet of understanding how to be better secured against cyber crime.
- Patsy