Cyber sleuths reveal how they infiltrate the biggest ransomware gangs

Group-IB outlines how its threat intelligence team infiltrates ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) groups such as Hive, Qilin, and farnetwork by cultivating long-standing forum personas, passing rigorous multilingual interviews, and collecting insider details on affiliate terms, payment structures, and builder capabilities without committing illegal acts; while access is inherently short-lived and risky due to heightened vetting, the intel helps identify victims, inform defenses, and support broader investigations into ransomware operations.