International non-profit organisation, The Spamhaus Project, has alleged that US telecommunications company, Verizon, has aided cybercriminals by failing to properly check the identities of individuals wanting to set up IP addresses through its servers. The group maintains a real-time list of the internet’s worst spammers and works with both internet service providers and the security forces to identify and stop these individuals and groups. The organisation has said that there are currently more than four million stolen IP addresses that are being routed through Verizon’s network. It argues that the problem emanates from Verizon’s failure to properly check the autonomous registration system for IP addresses. It is difficult for cybercriminals to obtain new IP addresses legally, so they look for blocks of addresses that are dormant. They either steal these for their own use (from them they can send spam email for example) or sell them to other cybercriminals. " Verizon spokesperson David Samberg told IBTimes UK: "I can't discuss the specific claims made in the Spamhaus post. Once the individual has the IP address, they need to sign up as an autonomous system with a service provider. This process takes anywhere between two days and several weeks.
International non-profit organisation, The Spamhaus Project, has alleged that US telecommunications company, Verizon, has aided cybercriminals by failing to properly check the identities of individuals wanting to set up IP addresses through its servers. The group maintains a real-time list of the internet’s worst spammers and works with both internet service providers and the security forces to identify and stop these individuals and groups. The organisation has said that there are currently more than four million stolen IP addresses that are being routed through Verizon’s network. It argues that the problem emanates from Verizon’s failure to properly check the autonomous registration system for IP addresses. It is difficult for cybercriminals to obtain new IP addresses legally, so they look for blocks of addresses that are dormant. They either steal these for their own use (from them they can send spam email for example) or sell them to other cybercriminals. Once the individual has the IP address, they need to sign up as an autonomous system with a service provider. This process takes anywhere between two days and several weeks.