Dark Web Forum: RAMP

RAMP (Russian Anonymous Marketplace) is a Russian-speaking, escrow-backed ransomware forum that functions as a hub for the RaaS ecosystem, connecting operators, affiliates, and initial access brokers across English, Russian, and Chinese communities. It enforces strict membership and operational rules while hosting data-leak disclosures, ransomware program announcements, initial access sales priced by target revenue/privilege, and trade in tools such as EDR-killer drivers (BYOVD), cracked Cobalt Strike, MaaS suites, and sought-after VPN zero-days. The platform’s activity reveals early indicators of ransomware campaigns, targeting trends, and affiliate recruitment dynamics, making it a key source for proactive monitoring and threat hunting; the report also highlights commercial monitoring capabilities (e.g., SOCRadar) for dark web visibility.