A comprehensive report from the cybersecurity firm Infoblox has revealed the workings of an extensive Chinese cybercrime network. The Chinese cybercrime network previously linked to European football club sponsorships. This continues to unlawfully advertise gambling websites in Asia.
The report of Infoblox outlines how Vigorish Viper uses a broad range of technologies. This includes software, DNS configurations, website hosting, payment systems, and mobile apps. Vigorish Viper is a sophisticated technology suite that underpins an extensive illegal gambling operation.
This technology facilitates a comprehensive cybercrime supply chain. It supports a lot of gambling brands that sponsor European football sports teams. By targeting residents of Greater China and victims globally, these brands exploit the $1.7 trillion illegal gambling market.
The Yabo Group, also known as Yabo Sports or Yabo, developed the technology suite. It is a known organization responsible for running possibly the biggest illegal gambling operation targeting Greater China, before its reported termination in year 2022.
The Yabo Group has sparked controversy in Europe over its use of certain football club sponsorships. This includes a lot in the English Premier League, like Manchester United, to illicitly endorse unregulated gambling sites in Asia.
The ARF or Asian Racing Federation Council on Anti-Illegal Betting and Related Financial Crime identified Yabo as possibly the largest illegal gambling operation that targets Greater China. It’s also directly tied it to practices of modern slavery in which victims are forced to support gambling services.
Infloblox is a privately held IT automation and security company based in California’s Silicon Valley. Researchers from Infoblox found that the previous company spawned an assortment of offshoots laundered into a series of new entities. It includes Kaiyun Sports, KM Gaming, Ponymuah, and SKG.
