[anti-abuse-wg] IPv4 squatting -- Courtesy of AS44050, AS58552

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=?UTF-8?Q?T=C3=B6ma_Gavrichenkov?= <ximaera at gmail.com> wrote:

>On Wed, Dec 2, 2020 at 12:42 PM T=C3=B6ma Gavrichenkov <ximaera at gmail.com> =
>wrote:
>> AS44050 is basically the SOHO provider for the St. Petersburg Internet
>> Exchange.  St. Petersburg's population is slightly below 5 million
>> people, not counting satellite cities and suburbs (which, if counted,
>> would contribute another 2 millions I think), and the city has quite
>> got a reputation for hidden criminal activity.  It's Chicago-style if
>> you will.  Surely there are also quite a few criminals in one of the
>> largest ISP networks of the city.
>
>To avoid blatant misunderstanding and inappropriate jokes: that's a
>few criminals AS CUSTOMERS of the largest SOHO ISP network of the city.

I, for one, am not offended.  We do indeed have plenty of our own criminals
right here in the U.S. of A., including in Chicago, and that includes cyber-
criminals.

>There's no reason at this point to suspect intentional harm from the
>employees.

OK, who then?

Someone is responsible, even if no one wishes to take responsibility.

Those several bogus route announcements did not create themselves.

And this shouldn't be a hard question to get an answer to.  The fact
that it is, for some unexplained reason, is indicative of just how far
trust & cooperation in the "Internet community" have deteriorated to
the point where they are nothing more that the butts of jokes.


Regards,
rfg