In a recent law enforcement operation, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) dismantled the notorious cyber-criminal forum known as the Russian Anonymous Marketplace (RAMP), a platform favored by ransomware actors and initial access brokers. This takedown represents a significant disruption in the cybercrime landscape, particularly for Russian-speaking cybercriminals. The news of RAMP's disarray emerged in late January 2026, when several cyber threat intelligence (CTI) analysts observed tha
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In a recent law enforcement operation, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) dismantled the notorious cyber-criminal forum known as the Russian Anonymous Marketplace (RAMP), a platform favored by ransomware actors and initial access brokers. This takedown represents a significant disruption in the cybercrime landscape, particularly for Russian-speaking cybercriminals. The news of RAMP's disarray emerged in late January 2026, when several cyber threat intelligence (CTI) analysts observed tha
In a recent law enforcement operation, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) dismantled the notorious cyber-criminal forum known as the Russian Anonymous Marketplace (RAMP), a platform favored by ransomware actors and initial access brokers. This takedown represents a significant disruption in the cybercrime landscape, particularly for Russian-speaking cybercriminals. The news of RAMP's disarray emerged in late January 2026, when several cyber threat intelligence (CTI) analysts observed tha
In a recent law enforcement operation, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) dismantled the notorious cyber-criminal forum known as the Russian Anonymous Marketplace (RAMP), a platform favored by ransomware actors and initial access brokers. This takedown represents a significant disruption in the cybercrime landscape, particularly for Russian-speaking cybercriminals. The news of RAMP's disarray emerged in late January 2026, when several cyber threat intelligence (CTI) analysts observed tha
In a recent law enforcement operation, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) dismantled the notorious cyber-criminal forum known as the Russian Anonymous Marketplace (RAMP), a platform favored by ransomware actors and initial access brokers. This takedown represents a significant disruption in the cybercrime landscape, particularly for Russian-speaking cybercriminals. The news of RAMP's disarray emerged in late January 2026, when several cyber threat intelligence (CTI) analysts observed tha
Security researchers have reported on one of the fastest-growing and most formidable Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) groups of 2025. Named “BlackLock” (aka El Dorado or Eldorado), the RaaS outfit has existed since March 2024, according to ReliaQuest, and has increased its number of data leak posts by an impressive 1425% quarter-on-quarter in Q4 of last quarter.
The threat intelligence vendor claimed that BlackLock could become the most active RaaS group in 2025. Although, like many other variants
