So who at RIPE is responsible for allocating this resource, and what policy can be introduced to prevent the allocation of IP address resources to irresponsible organizations like this one?
SpamHaus have it listed as the worlds number one source of spam:
https://www.spamhaus.org/statistics/networks/
We've had similar experience with this VPN provider.
He claims not being able to track malicious actor is for the benefit of free speech but when malware is used to attack people who express free speech he did not understand that his service is not contributing towards free speech but hinders it.
Tonu
CERT-EE
On 25.06.2020 04:15, PP wrote:
Botnet controllers on VPN provider that refuses to act:
organisation: ORG-SL751-RIPE
org-name: Freedom Of Speech VPN
org-type: OTHER
address: P.O. Box 9173
address: Victoria
address: Mahe Island
address: Seychelles
e-mail: info@FOS-VPN.org
abuse-c: SL12644-RIPE
mnt-ref: FOS-VPN-MNT
mnt-by: FOS-VPN-MNT
created: 2018-07-13T05:33:45Z
last-modified: 2020-02-28T12:37:39Z
source: RIPE
-------- Forwarded Message --------
Subject: Re: botnet controllers Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2020 21:49:21 +0200 From: info@ghlc.biz To: PP <phishphucker@storey.ovh>
On 2020-06-24 13:03, PP wrote:
Hello!
Please note that all mentioned IPs belong to non-logging VPN services.
No user logs are kept.
Sincerely yours
David Craig
SBL488704
185.140.53.75/32
ghlc.biz
23-Jun-2020 05:26 GMT
Malware botnet controller @185.140.53.75
https://www.spamhaus.org/sbl/query/SBL488704
SBL488686
91.193.75.58/32
ghlc.biz
22-Jun-2020 18:39 GMT
NanoCore botnet controller @91.193.75.58
https://www.spamhaus.org/sbl/query/SBL488686
SBL488548
185.244.30.201/32
ghlc.biz
19-Jun-2020 13:21 GMT
QuasarRAT botnet controller @185.244.30.201
https://www.spamhaus.org/sbl/query/SBL488548
SBL488006
185.140.53.162/32
ghlc.biz
18-Jun-2020 10:11 GMT
NanoCore botnet controller @185.140.53.162
https://www.spamhaus.org/sbl/query/SBL488006
SBL487900
185.140.53.229/32
ghlc.biz
16-Jun-2020 13:28 GMT
NanoCore botnet controller @185.140.53.229
https://www.spamhaus.org/sbl/query/SBL487900
SBL487899
185.244.30.113/32
ghlc.biz
16-Jun-2020 12:59 GMT
RemcosRAT botnet controller @185.244.30.113
https://www.spamhaus.org/sbl/query/SBL487899
SBL487893
185.140.53.236/32
ghlc.biz
16-Jun-2020 12:07 GMT
NanoCore botnet controller @185.140.53.236
https://www.spamhaus.org/sbl/query/SBL487893
SBL487886
185.165.153.45/32
ghlc.biz
16-Jun-2020 10:26 GMT
NanoCore botnet controller @185.165.153.45
https://www.spamhaus.org/sbl/query/SBL487886