Russia-speaking cybercriminals earned $4.5 billion in 2011, researchers estimate

24.04.2012

In order to fight the increase in cybercrime, Group-IB proposed to increase penalties and change existing law enforcement practices by educating law enforcement officials on cybercrime investigation techniques. According to the firm, Russian laws are critical in battling global Russian cybercrime. Although there has been progress, there is room for improvement, the group said.

Also suggested by the researchers is increasing international cooperation via the U.N. and clarifying terms as "botnet" in new laws to make them more applicable to the current online crime environment.