State and Trends of the Russian Digital Crime Market 2011

Examines risks of hacker activities in Russia. Trends in cyber crime in Russia and financial performance of Russian cybercrime. Explains how Russian cybercrime fits into global cybercrime market. Define Russian cybercrime as cybercrime done by Russian citizens to Russian citizens. Cybercrime includes online fraud, spam, internal market and DDOS attacks. Discusses penetration of cybercrime by traditional organized crime, individuals without much technical training and improving groups sharing compromised data. Includes CERT-GIB profile cases where Russian hackers played central roles.