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From Cybercrime Saul Goodman to the Russian GRU

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Feed Name: Krebs on Security

Threat Score
55/100

Date Published: 2024-02-07

Date Updated: 2026-04-19

Author: BrianKrebs

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In 2021 the Mazafaka Russian cybercrime forum was breached and portions of its user database were leaked; investigative analysis links the prominent forum identity "Djamix" to Aleksei Valerievich Safronov, a lawyer from Sochi whose social-media presence and public writings suggest ties to Russia's GRU/Spetsnaz, raising the possibility of GRU exploitation or infiltration of the cybercriminal community.

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