RaidForums launched in 2015 and gained prominence in criminal circles by offering access to high-profile database leaks, which could be used to enable crimes such as fraud. An online forum providing criminals with stolen personal data has been taken down, in a global operation which saw its founder arrested. Found on the open web rather than the darknet, RaidForums hosted sensitive financial information and “served as a major online marketplace for hackers”. Is Russian-Ukraine war a paradigm shift in war against cyber criminals ?

