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Summary: Brian Krebs announced that his book Spam Nation, which covers the cybercrime underground and the turf war between two of the largest spam sponsors, would be released on November 18, 2014. The book details the Russian Business Network's history, the role of cybercrime forums, and how spam operators are involved in malware development, denial-of-service attacks, identity theft, credit card fraud, money laundering, data breaches and extortion.
Bottom line: The source describes spam operators as involved in virtually every category of cybercrime, including commercial data breaches and extortion, and says the conditions that created the spam industry are grooming a new class of cybercriminals.
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