Russia, China Accused of Harboring Cybercriminals
Tuesday, December 9. 2008
Russia and China are protecting gangs of criminals engaged in cybercrimes such as Internet fraud, blackmail and money laundering, a study said Tuesday.
Security firm McAfee's 2008 Virtual Criminology Report, subtitled "Cybercrime: The Next Wave," draws on interviews with senior staff at organizations such as Britain's Serious Organized Crime Agency, the United Nations and the FBI.
It found that a number of countries were providing "political cover" for criminals against attempts at prosecution by other nations.
"The cyber-kingpins remain at large while minor mules are caught and brought to rights," the report reads. "Some governments are guilty of protecting their in-country offenders."
The study found that Russia and China were among those harboring Internet criminal networks, and that they are "especially reluctant to co-operate with foreign law-enforcement bodies for reputation and intelligence reasons."
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