Comment by JumpCrisscross

1 month ago

> I blocked 7 countries

Russia, China, Nigeria, Romania, North Korea, Iran and Belarus [1]?

[1] https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2024-04-10-world-first-cybercrime-...

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ziddoap  1 month ago

How/why did you pick these 7?

Using your link: Ukraine, USA, UK, Brazil, & India all rank higher than Iran and Belarus. US & Ukraine rank higher than Nigeria and Romania.

  • kasey_junk  1 month ago

    Those countries likely have a higher chance of real traffic as well. If I’m doing business in Nigeria then obviously I can’t block it even if it ranks high on the threat level.

    • ziddoap  1 month ago

      Yes, obviously you don't block the countries you plan to do business with. I got that much.

      It probably makes sense to leave the US out of the list, assuming the CableNinja is in North America.

      The rest seems pretty arbitrarily chosen, though. JumpCrisscross gave no additional context to why they left out Ukraine, Brazil, India, UK, when picking countries from the list they linked. They have higher cybercrime index ranks.

      Whether they have a higher chance of "real" traffic is highly dependent on the business in question.

      I'm sure there is some amount of thought behind the choice, beyond just using the index, which is why I'm asking.

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throwaway2037  1 month ago

Romania!? I did a double-take, as it is a member of the European Union. I would think if their cyber-reputation was so terrible, there would be pressure from inside the EU to fix it.

  • JumpCrisscross  1 month ago

    They’re a small economy with lots of hostile traffic, so while in the EU and not sanctioned like the rest of the bunch, I’ve commonly seen them on the chopping block.