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The Great $50M African IP Address Heist

Krebs on Security

That individual — Ernest Byaruhanga — was only the second person hired at AFRINIC back in 2004. Byaruhanga did not respond to requests for comment. who assisted Guilmette in his research.

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U.S. Indicts 2 Top Russian Hackers, Sanctions Cryptex

Krebs on Security

By 2004, v1pee had adopted the moniker “ Vega ” on the exclusive Russian language hacking forum Mazafaka , where this user became one of the more reliable vendors of stolen payment cards. Early in his career (circa 2000) Shakhmametov was known as “ v1pee ” and was the founder of the Russian hacker group nerf[.]ru