Security News > 2021 > March > Cyberattackers Target Top Russian Cybercrime Forums

Maza, a place online for fraudsters and extorters to connect to pull off their operations, has been breached by an unknown attacker, in just the latest in a series of attacks targeting elite Russian-language cybercrime forums.

These forums are where threat actors can go to access ransomware-as-a-service tools, launder stolen money and even get advice on how to improve their crimes, Flashpoint vice president Thomas Hofmann explained to Threatpost.

Another Russian-language cybercrime forum called Verified was abruptly resurrected after sitting dormant for some time with unknown administrators and new domains, Flashpoint said.

Another forum, Exploit, reportedly suffered a compromise this week, and a member of the forum warned other users to "Be careful with registered emails across multiple forums," Flashpoint reported.

Pieced together, the exfiltrated data from these cybercrime forums could provide investigators with valuable information on the true identities of some of the world's most prolific cybercriminals.

"Three forums in one month is just weird. I don't think those were regular hackers. Someone is purposefully ruining forums."

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https://threatpost.com/cyberattackers-target-russian-cybercrime-forums/164511/