Infoblox Threat Intel

Vigorish Viper

Vigorish Viper is a sophisticated actor that designed, developed, and operates a technology suite that provides a link between tens of seemingly unrelated gambling brands that advertise by way of sponsorship deals with European sports teams, to Chinese organized crime, money laundering, and human trafficking throughout Southeast Asia. These owners of the gambling brands prey on residents of Greater China and on victims worldwide to take advantage of the global illegal gambling economy. Vigorish Viper’s technology suite is a full cybercrime supply chain: composed of software, Domain Name System (DNS) configurations, website hosting, payment mechanisms, mobile apps, and more.

Operating since: 2018
Infoblox discovered: 2023
Infoblox published: July 2024
Prevalence: Uncommon

Threat actor resources

Media Article

Security Review (UVM 10,136)
July 24, 2024

Dirty Money, Dirty Games: Infoblox Exposes Football Sponsor’s Dark Secret

Infoblox has announced a significant breakthrough in cybercrime investigation with the unmasking of a threat actor that the company has named “Vigorish Viper.”

Media Article

Josimar
July 22, 2024

The Hydra

A whirlwind of short-lived Asian gambling brands have taken over European football in recent seasons. Now, a US cybersecurity firm has proof that they are nearly all one-and-the-same entity.

Media Article

The Hacker News
July 22, 2024

Experts Uncover Chinese Cybercrime Network Behind Gambling and Human Trafficking

A Chinese organized crime syndicate with links to money laundering and human trafficking across Southeast Asia has been using an advanced “technology suite”…

Media Article

Dark Reading
July 22, 2024

Chinese Forced-Labor Ring Sponsors Football Clubs, Hides Behind Stealth Tech

An illegal gambling empire fueled by modern-day slavery is being propped up by high-profile sponsorships — and defended with sophisticated anti-detection software.

Press Release

Infoblox Threat Intel
July 22, 2024

Infoblox Exposes: Chinese Cybercrime Syndicate Linking European Football Sponsors, Human Trafficking and a Trillion-Dollar Illegal Gambling Economy

Santa Clara, Calif., July 22, 2024 — Infoblox Inc., a leader in cloud networking and security services, today announced a significant breakthrough in cybercrime…

Blog

Maël Le Touz, Jacques Portal, Renée Burton,
and Elena Puga
July 22, 2024

Gambling is No Game: DNS Links Between Chinese Organized Crime and Sports Sponsorships

Learn how the detection of a single anomalous domain led to the discovery of a vast enterprise leveraging sports sponsorships for Chinese organized crime.

Report

Maël Le Touz, Jacques Portal, Renée Burton,
and Elena Puga
July 22, 2024

Vigorish Viper: A Venomous Bet

This groundbreaking report unveils the discovery of a technology suite and its connection to Chinese organized crime, money laundering, and human trafficking throughout Southeast Asia.

Infoblox Threat Intel

Vigorish Viper

Threat actor resources

Media Article

Dirty Money, Dirty Games: Infoblox Exposes Football Sponsor’s Dark Secret

Media Article

The Hydra

Media Article

Experts Uncover Chinese Cybercrime Network Behind Gambling and Human Trafficking

Media Article

Chinese Forced-Labor Ring Sponsors Football Clubs, Hides Behind Stealth Tech

Press Release

Infoblox Exposes: Chinese Cybercrime Syndicate Linking European Football Sponsors, Human Trafficking and a Trillion-Dollar Illegal Gambling Economy

Blog

Gambling is No Game: DNS Links Between Chinese Organized Crime and Sports Sponsorships

Report

Vigorish Viper: A Venomous Bet

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