This article, "ODN" introduces the top three Russian cybercrime forums on the dark web to watch in 2023, and where companies need to focus their monitoring efforts.

The alleged Dark Web leak was of documents belonging to EU defense dealers, including those related to weapons used by Ukraine in its war with Russia.

A few days ago, Russia's telecommunications and mass media regulator (also known as Roskomnadzor or RKN) has restored access to the website of the Tor Project , delaying the implementation of a court ruling. The site was blacklisted last year, but the measure was successfully challenged by lawyers.

According to CNN, since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, thousands of Russian users are estimated to have accessed other websites through the software's decentralized network Tor. Twitter has also added a special website to allow Tor users to use the platform without any problems, while Facebook has had its own Tor website since 2014.

The Hydra market, based in Russia, has grown so much, and it is absolutely certain that the marketplace cannot be developed without the strong support of the Russian government, and of course, on another level, the Hydra market earns billions of dollars a year.

Social media platforms and news sites have virtually disappeared from the Russian Internet, with the Kremlin banning platforms including Facebook and others leaving over "fake news" laws. VPN software downloads have soared, but advocates still fear "isolation. The Kremlin has banned platforms including Facebook, while others have left because of the "fake news" law.

In the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, hacker groups on the "dark web" are positioning themselves for or against Russia. This article will tell you who is supporting whom and what attacks are taking place.

As Russian and Ukrainian websites have fallen victim to cyber attacks and Moscow has restricted access to some foreign social media, Internet users in both countries have turned to other online tools such as the dark web and VPN to help circumvent these blockades.

Blockchain analytics provider Elliptic revealed that the four Russian sites earned a total of about $263 million in digital assets through illegal transactions. The three most commonly used cryptocurrencies are bitcoin (BTC), ethereum (ETH) and litecoin (LTC).

U.S.-based Tor Project and Russian digital rights protection group RosKomSvoboda will appeal the recent decision to block their main website, TorProject.org, as well as key nodes, in court in Russia.