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The research team attribute the campaign to a network out of China. “A core team is responsible for infrastructure management, while a decentralized network of franchisees operates fraudulent shops.” While the network is China based, “most of their servers are hosted in the United States,” which makes it less likely to spook consumers. The group plays an ongoing game of cat and mouse, as fake stores are spotted and taken down. “Today, extensive orchestration capabilities enable BogusBazaar to quickly deploy new webshops or rotate payment pages and domains in response to take-downs.