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Russian National Sentenced for Providing Crypting Service for Kelihos Botnet | OPA | Department of Justice

A Russian national was sentenced today to 48 months in prison for operating a “crypting” service used to conceal the Kelihos malware from antivirus software, which enabled hackers to systematically infect approximately hundreds of thousands of victim computers around the world with malicious software, including ransomware.

According to court documents, Oleg Koshkin, 41, was convicted by a federal jury on June 15 of one count of conspiracy to commit computer fraud and abuse and one count of computer fraud and abuse.

“The defendant provided a critical service used by cybercriminals to evade one of the first lines of cybersecurity defense, antivirus software,” said Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Polite Jr. of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division. “Cybercriminals depend on services like these to infect computers around the world with malware, including ransomware.  The Criminal Division and our law enforcement partners are committed to investigating and prosecuting anyone who criminally operates these services to the fullest extent of the law.”

“Koshkin’s unscrupulous websites provided a vital service to cyber criminals, allowing them to hide their malware from antivirus programs and use it to infect thousands of computers all over the world,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Leonard C Boyle of the District of Connecticut. “We will continue to work closely with our investigative partners to root out and prosecute individuals involved across the ransomware spectrum, wherever they try to hide.”

Source: Russian National Sentenced for Providing Crypting Service for Kelihos Botnet | OPA | Department of Justice

Čaga pečurka – Chaga mushroom

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Čaga pečurka gradi imunitet – nešto što svi želimo u svojim životima. Čaga (tehnički, nije pečurka, već prije parazitski izraštaj) posjeduje nutrijente koji podstiču imunosistem i revitalizuje broj bijelih krvnih zrnaca tako što povećava proizvodnju limfocita, monocita, neutrofila, basofila i eozinofila, tako da tijelo može da se bori protiv uljeza kao što su toksini, virusi i bakterije, kao i kvasaca i buđi. Ova nevjerovatna divlja hrana jača crvena krvna zrnca i koštanu srž, uravnotežuje trombocite i sprječava citokinske oluje, koje su rezultat pretjerane reakcije tijela na patogen ili toksin. Ova vrsta reakcije javlja se zato što imunosistem juri da ugasi požar. Kao i kod gašenja pravog požara, to može imati svoju cijenu, citokinske oluje mogu da rezultiraju širenjem krvnih sudova (što može dovesti do izliva krvi), koprivnjačom, osipom i povišenom temperaturom. Kada imate čagu na svojoj strani, tijelo je mnogo bolje opremljeno da se izbori s patogenima i toksinima. Čaga…

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