Russian national Peter Levashov advertised his spam operations as a legitimate business concern. By 2017, he was quoting customers rates that began at $300 for 1 million spam emails, payable in bitcoin, court documents say. Levashesov’s Kelihos botnet had 50,000 malware-infected and thus compromised – aka zombie – endpoints, prosecutors say. Cybercrime continues to be cheap and easy, especially when compared to its real-world analogs, says author. Cyber crime is still a big problem, especially in addition to transnational law enforcement experts say.”]
Source: https://www.govinfosecurity.com/blogs/cybercrime-remains-impossible-to-eradicate-p-2662