Low-quality casino sites conceal highly dangerous threat actors
REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/b'); }); Infoblox says it tracks about 1.7 million Chinese-language casino websites that facilitate illegal gambling. These support North Korean money laundering and tax avoidance, among other dubious activities. REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/c'); }); And these casino sites can be difficult to distinguish from one another.
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- ▪These support North Korean money laundering and tax avoidance, among other dubious activities.
- ▪REG AD googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('labrador/thereg/article/desktop/c'); }); And these casino sites can be difficult to distinguish from one another.
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| Original publisher | The Register |
| Canonical URL | https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/09/15/low-quality-casino-sites-conceal-highly-dangerous-threat-actors/5296652 |
| Publication time | Tue, 15 Sep 2026 21:38:58 +0200 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-09-15T21:16:52.612Z |
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(function() { let windowUrl = window.location.href; windowUrl = windowUrl.substring(windowUrl.indexOf('?') + 1); let messageElement = document.querySelector('.shareableMessage'); if (windowUrl && windowUrl.includes('code') && windowUrl.includes('expires')) { messageElement.style.display = 'block'; } })(); security Low-quality casino sites conceal highly dangerous threat actors Security firm Infoblox shines light on malicious infrastructure lurking beneath illegal gambling sites Thomas Claburn Thomas Claburn AI AND SOFTWARE REPORTER Published tue 15 Sep 2026 // 20:38 UTC READ MORE Ukrainian lawyer's second career as a Conti coder earns him 4 years behind bars 4 days ago Anthropic cracks down on hijacked user accounts mining AI tokens 15 days ago Crooks push Mac malware through fake OpenAI…
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