First Ever Study Published on the Russian Business Network
This is a must-read for anyone interested in Cyber Warfare or Cyber Crime (proponents of both utilize many of the same techniques). The Russian Business Network has been in the Malware for Profit business for quite awhile, and although they've gone dark, most experts believe that they'll soon emerge in a new distributed form. I have a copy of the Russian Business Network Study, along with some background info on the author, available for download here.
Rumor - the new anti-Estonian weapon
Having earlier this year weathered a series of cyber attacks thought to emanate from Russia, it seems as if people looking to destabilise Estonia have realised that rumors on the financial markets can be a significant economic weapon in their own right.
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Similar rumors have appeared in the Finnish press in recent weeks and despite an absence of any substantive proof to back them up, have refused to go away.
After various Russian-language websites – including that of the ‘Night Vigil’ campaign – published stories suggesting a devaluation of the kroon was imminent, banks have been seeing higher than usual numbers of customers asking to exchange their kroons for euros and other alternative currencies.
Night Vigil suggested that after devaluation, the exchange rate would be 24.6 kroons to the euro, against the current level of 15.65 kroons.
The Bank of Estonia issued a statement on Nov. 26 denying that Night Vigil’s claims had any basis in fact at all.