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Ukrainian Authorities Arrest Cybercrime Forum Leader, Dismantle XSS.is

7/23/2025

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Ukrainian authorities have made a significant breakthrough by arresting the suspected head of the notorious Russian-language cybercrime forum XSS.is on July 22. This arrest, the culmination of a four-year investigation by French police and Europol, dismantled a platform that has been fueling cybercrime since 2013, raking in over $8.2 million in illicit profits.

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Ukrainian authorities have made a significant breakthrough by arresting the suspected head of the notorious Russian-language cybercrime forum XSS.is on July 22. This arrest, the culmination of a four-year investigation by French police and Europol, dismantled a platform that has been fueling cybercrime since 2013, raking in over $8.2 million in illicit profits.