Russian-language newspaper Vesti wrote that in Ukraine there are hundreds of online adverts offering to hack any websites for money. "They can help you to eliminate competition or punish the offender, they say. Prices start at 50 dollars per day and there are discounts on long-term orders, for example, week-long ones. We contacted one of the hackers living into that cyber crime market, who gladly agreed to take down any government website".
He said that "the price depends on the level of security and number of proxies". This will be around 2,000-7,000 rubles per day.
Vesti asked the hacker whether he could arrange for an attack on the websites of public offices, for example, the Ukraine National Bank or the ProZorro procurement system.
"These projects have almost no security and filters, this will cost 2,500 rubles per day. Plus a bonus of three hours before the New Year at any time," the hacker said.
Another Hacker whom Vesti inquired about the price of hacking the website of Ministry of Information Policy of Ukraine said it would cost 10,000 dollars. "This is really dangerous. We would need to buy new servers and set up everything for such an attack. We do not really want to be caught, especially since the Security Sevice of Ukraine (SBU) has been active recently. Google who was caught for a DDoS attack in Kharkiv less than a day ago," the hacker said.
Indeed, police have caught a cyber gang in Kharkiv these days. "For two years, three Kharkiv residents have interfered in the work of automated systems and computer networks by carrying out DDoS attacks 'on request'. The criminals developed malware to infect computers and discreetly secure full control over them. Controllable computers were than united into a botnet for participation in hacking attacks," the Security Sevice of Ukraine (SBU) press service said. They are now working to identify who made such orders.
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