
176 ◾ Cyber Fraud: Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures
Closed Organizations
ValueDot
ValueDot stands apart from the other RBN-affiliated organizations in that it did not cooperate
with RBN but preceded it. is ISP’s management actively posted on forums that the ISP would
host anything. It also had several “stealer” Trojans hosted on its network before being shut down
by law enforcement.
e ValueDot business model was to operate as an ISP for criminals and went so far as to
advertise their illegal services on forums and chat rooms. Until law enforcement shut it down in
June 2006, ValueDot hosted a variety of malicious code and suspect sites, including ...