Following my previous post on "Keeping Money Mule Recruiters on a Short Leash - Part Five", in this post we're once again going to expose a portfolio of money mule recruitment domains, their related ASs and name servers of notice, including some additional SpyEye activity within one of the ASs.
What's particularly interesting is the ongoing use of similar templates, including fake "certified by" documents aiming to boost the visitor's confidence in the mule recruitment company. Sample "certified by" documents include:
Money mule recruitment web sites:
ACOON-GROUPLLC.CC - Email: bombay@yourisp.ru - seen here
ANTIQUEE-CORP.INFO - Email: admin@antiquee-corp.info
ARAMATEGROUP-INT.INFO - Email: admin@aramategroup-int.info
art-marketllc.cc - Email: hear@ppmail.ru
ARTSOLVE-LTD.AT - Email: admin@artsolve-ltd.at
ARTSOLVELTD.CC - Email: admin@artsolveltd.cc
artsolveltd.cc - Email: admin@artsolveltd.cc
ARTSOLVELTDCO.AT - Email: admin@artsolveltd.cc
artsolveltdco.at - Email: admin@artsolveltd.cc
ASTECH-GROUPDE.CC - Email: admin@i-compass-group.cc
atlant-groupinc.cc - Email: bombay@yourisp.ru - seen here
Atlant-usainc.net - Email: admin@atlant-usainc.net
BREDGARCORP-ANT.BE
CREATENCE-GROUPLLC.AT - Email: admin@creatence-groupllc.at
CREATENCE-GROUPLLC.CC - Email: hunt@bz3.ru
CREATENCEGROUP-LLC.CO - Email: px@bz3.ru
DEVAS-LLC.CO - Email: gate@ppmail.ru
DRYSDALE-ANTCORP.AT - Email: admin@drysdale-antcorp.at
DRYSDALE-ANTCORP.BIZ - Email: admin@drysdale-antcorp.biz
DRYSDALE-GROUP-INC.CC - Email: atomic@bz3.ru
DUNCROFT-ANTTEAM.ORG - Email: admin@drysdale-antcorp.biz
FINTEC-UKLTD.WS
fintec-ukltd.ws
fourthgroup-ltd.cc - Email: rots@cheapbox.ru
generalabbrialgroup-ltd.net - Email: admin@generalabbrialgroup-ltd.net
generation-groupltd.cc - Email: jz@ppmail.ru
I-COMPASS-GROUP.AT - Email: admin@i-compass-group.at
katemdutkins.co.cc
LILAC-GROUPLLC.CC - Email: lane@free-id.ru
LILACGROUP-LLC.CO - Email: baggy@bz3.ru
MIMOSA-INCGROUP.INFO - Email: admin@mimosa-incgroup.info
moneyvisual-ukllc.com - Email: admin@moneyvisual-ukllc.com
nimrodltd-uk.net - Email: admin@nimrodltd-uk.net
OLIVER-ANTCORP.NET - Email: admin@oliver-antcorp.net
qead-groupllc.net - Email: admin@qead-groupllc.net
RENAISSANCELLC.BE
renaissancellc.be
renaissance-llc.cc - Email: admin@renaissance-llc.cc
ROYALTHELMAS-GROUP-LLC.CC - Email: zap@ca4.ru
ROYALTHELMAS-TEAMANT.ASIA - Email: admin@royalthelmas-teamant.asia
SCHWARTZBROTHERSANT-CORP.COM - Email: admin@schwartzbrothersant-corp.com
STRATEGICGROUP-LLC.CO - Email: flute@free-id.ru
THRONE-GROUPLLC.CC - Email: lane@free-id.ru
THRONEGROUP-LLC.CO - Email: floyd@ca4.ru
THRONE-UK.AT - Email: admin@throne-uk.at
TINASSANSERVICEANT-ANTTEAM.NET - Email: admin@tinassanserviceant-antteam.net
TINASSANSERVICE-GROUPLLC.CC - Email: six@yourisp.ru
westerntrust.co.uk
westview-art.net - Email: admin@westview-art.net
Domains responding to:
78.46.105.205 - AS24940, HETZNER-AS Hetzner Online AG RZ
98.141.220.116 - AS29713, INTERPLEXINC Interplex LLC.
98.141.220.117 - AS29713, INTERPLEXINC Interplex LLC.
114.207.244.143 - AS9318, HANARO-AS Hanaro Telecom Inc.
114.207.244.144 - AS9318, HANARO-AS Hanaro Telecom Inc.
114.207.244.145 - AS9318, HANARO-AS Hanaro Telecom Inc.
114.207.244.146 - AS9318, HANARO-AS Hanaro Telecom Inc.
193.105.134.230 - AS42708, PORTLANE Network
193.105.134.231 - AS42708, PORTLANE Network
193.105.134.232 - AS42708, PORTLANE Network
193.105.134.233 - AS42708, PORTLANE Network
193.105.134.234 - AS42708, PORTLANE Network
195.182.57.84 - AS47311, Cerannics-AS Cerannics llp
195.182.57.91 - AS47311, Cerannics-AS Cerannics llp
204.45.118.54 - 204.45.118.48/29/INSIGHT-INVESTMENTS-LLC
More malicious activity within AS24940, HETZNER-AS Hetzner Online AG RZ, courtesy of the SpyEye tracker:
188.40.198.185
188.40.87.88
www.privathosting.eu
spl.privathosting.eu
46.4.194.162
188.40.87.91
88.198.36.61
Name servers of notice:
ns1.uknamo.com - 69.10.44.188 - Email: morph@ppmail.ru
ns2.uknamo.com - 178.162.181.11
ns3.uknamo.com - 66.199.236.116
ns1.ukansnami.com - 178.162.181.11 - Email: glide@yourisp.ru
ns2.ukansnami.com - 178.162.181.11
ns3.ukansnami.com - 66.199.236.117
ns3.dnsukrect.com - 66.199.236.118 - Email: code@yourisp.ru
NS1.LIBUNITAU.CC - 178.162.152.76 - Email: ached@yourisp.ru - seen here
NS2.LIBUNITAU.CC - 66.199.236.115
NS3.LIBUNITAU.CC - 178.162.181.11
NS1.AUSTDEC.CC - 178.162.152.75 - Email: bold@yourisp.ru - seen here
NS2.AUSTDEC.CC - 66.199.236.114
NS3.AUSTDEC.CC - 178.162.181.11
NS1.SURPLUSUSA.CC - 209.159.156.162 - Email: skulk@ppmail.ru - seen here
NS2.SURPLUSUSA.CC - 76.73.47.26
NS3.SURPLUSUSA.CC - 69.50.192.97
NS1.USABONDS.CC - Email: bart@cheapbox.ru - seen here
NS2.USABONDS.CC
NS3.USABONDS.CC
The cybercriminals have also switched from using unique emails for registrations to default admin@money-mule-recruitment domain type of structure. Monitoring of their money mule recruitment activities is ongoing.
Related posts:
Keeping Money Mule Recruiters on a Short Leash - Part Five
The DNS Infrastructure of the Money Mule Recruitment Ecosystem
Keeping Money Mule Recruiters on a Short Leash - Part Four
Money Mule Recruitment Campaign Serving Client-Side Exploits
Keeping Money Mule Recruiters on a Short Leash - Part Three
Money Mule Recruiters on Yahoo!'s Web Hosting
Dissecting an Ongoing Money Mule Recruitment Campaign
Keeping Money Mule Recruiters on a Short Leash - Part Two
Keeping Reshipping Mule Recruiters on a Short Leash
Keeping Money Mule Recruiters on a Short Leash
Standardizing the Money Mule Recruitment Process
Inside a Money Laundering Group's Spamming Operations
Money Mule Recruiters use ASProx's Fast Fluxing Services
Money Mules Syndicate Actively Recruiting Since 2002
This post has been reproduced from Dancho Danchev's blog.