Market differentiation: Cybercriminal forums’ unusual features designed to attract users

ReliaQuest analyzes the emergence and roadmap of Amunet—a new English-language cybercriminal forum—and other forum-run services (leaks visualization, forum-backed cryptocurrency, leak detectors, Jabber servers, file upload and temporary note services, and VPN offerings). The report explains how these forum features can lower barriers to sharing leaked data, facilitate credential harvesting and business-targeting attacks (e.g., BEC), and both attract threat actors and expand attack surfaces (illustrated by a VPN seizure/phishing incident), recommending continued monitoring of such platform-driven capabilities.