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V Name: A.k.A Shtirlitz
V Age: 25 to 27 years old
V Nationality: Russian
V Residence: San Francisco
V Cybercrime: Cyber Theft

 Stealing credit cards to

purchase goods they sent to
Americans whose home serve
as drop-off points
 The Americans send the goods
overseas before either the CC
owner or the online merchant
catches on, then the goods are
fenced on the black market
V Name: A.k.A Smash
V Age: 25 to 30 years old
V Nationality: Russian
V Residence: Moscow
V Cybercrime: Building
spyware programs,
malicious codes

 Track Web surferǯs

keystrokes and often hidden
in corrupted Web sites and
spam e-mails
V Name: Leo Kuvayev a.k.a BadCow
V Age: 34 years old
V Nationality: Russian
V Residence: Russia
V Cybercrime: Spamming
(Spammer)

 Sending millions of spam e-mails

to peddle counterfeit drugs,
pirated software, fake watches,
and pornography
 Uses number of Web-hosting
services from the US and around
the world to launch attacks
V Name: Roman Khoda
a.k.a MyO
V Age: 26 years old
V Nationality: Russian
V Residence: -
V Cybercrime: Cyber Theft

 Connected to the theft of

a million credit card
numbers
V What are several reasons why Dzcyberscams
are todayǯs fastest-growing criminal nichedz?
Explain why the reasons you give contribute
to the growth of cyberscams.
V What are several security measures that
could be implemented to combat the spread
of cyberscams? Explain why your suggestions
would be effective in limiting the spread of
cyberscams
V Which one or two of the four top
cybercriminals described in this case poses
the biggest threat to businesses? To
consumers? Explain the reasons for your
choices, and how business and consumers
can protect themselves from these
cyberscamers