Welcome to a deep dive into the shadowy realms of the Russophone cybercriminal ecosystem.

On this blog I analyze and explore major events and underground activity that shape this clandestine world.

“A thief may sleep full-fed with stolen bread, But flames will one day burn his bed.” — Saadi Shirazi, The Rose Garden (Gulistan), 1258

On February 20, 2025, the cybersecurity community received an unexpected stroke of luck as internal strife seemingly spread within the...

In this blog, we will explore the extent to which the legislative and technical evolutions of the RuNet have impacted the Russian-speaking..

In this blog we will explore the current state of Bulletproof Hosting (BPH) services on two major Russian-language cybercrime forums: XSS...

Chapter III. Exploring and comparing prominent Russian language cybercriminal forums.   Welcome to the third part of this series of OSINT...

Chapter II. Russian language cybercriminal forums – not always underground but always aiming at generating maximum profits.   Welcome to...