{"id":121493,"date":"2026-04-05T13:44:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T13:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2026\/04\/05\/dont-glamorize-cybercrims-roast-them-instead-the-register\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T13:45:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T13:45:40","slug":"dont-glamorize-cybercrims-roast-them-instead-the-register","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2026\/04\/05\/dont-glamorize-cybercrims-roast-them-instead-the-register\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t glamorize cybercrims, roast them instead \u2022 The Register"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/go.fiverr.com\/visit\/?bta=1052423&nci=17043\" Target=\"_Top\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/wp-content\/themes\/breek\/assets\/images\/transparent.gif\" data-lazy=\"true\" data-src=\"https:\/\/fiverr.ck-cdn.com\/tn\/serve\/?cid=40081059\"  width=\"601\" height=\"201\"><\/a>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"body\">\n<p><span class=\"label\">interview<\/span> Cybercrime crews have develop into nearly mystical entities, with safety distributors assigning them names like Wizard Spider and Velvet Tempest.<\/p>\n<p>They disguise out in hidden corners of the darkish net (usually accompanied by a clearnet leak web site), main some infosec of us to speak about these miscreants as if they&#8217;re invincible. However not everyone seems to be on board with this pattern.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2026\/03\/25\/jen_easterly_interview\/\">Former CISA boss Jen Easterly<\/a> and others have known as on the business to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2024\/09\/20\/cisa_software_cybercrime_villains\/\">stop glamorizing these groups<\/a>, and as a substitute give them horrible names like &#8220;Scrawny Nuisance&#8221; or &#8220;Evil Ferret.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"condor\" data-xsm=\",fluid,mpu,dmpu,\" data-sm=\",fluid,mpu,dmpu,\" data-md=\",fluid,mpu,dmpu,\">\n        <noscript><br \/>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2adJnOv0Vy46bYKZRfsDHkAAAAFg&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/wp-content\/themes\/breek\/assets\/images\/transparent.gif\" data-lazy=\"true\" data-src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=2&amp;c=2adJnOv0Vy46bYKZRfsDHkAAAAFg&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D2%26raptor%3Dcondor%26pos%3Dtop%26test%3D0\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n            <\/a><br \/>\n        <\/noscript>\n    <\/div>\n<p>Throughout an interview with <em>The Register<\/em> on the RSA Convention, Trellix VP of risk intel John Fokker stated he is sick of it, too.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"falcon\" data-xmd=\",fluid,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-lg=\",fluid,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-xlg=\",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,mpu,leaderboard,\" data-xxlg=\",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,brandwidth,brandimpact,leaderboard,mpu,\">\n            <noscript><br \/>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44adJnOv0Vy46bYKZRfsDHkAAAAFg&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/wp-content\/themes\/breek\/assets\/images\/transparent.gif\" data-lazy=\"true\" data-src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44adJnOv0Vy46bYKZRfsDHkAAAAFg&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n            <\/noscript>\n        <\/div>\n<div class=\"adun_eagle_desktop_story_wrapper\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"mid\" data-raptor=\"eagle\" data-xxlg=\",mpu,dmpu,\">\n                <noscript><br \/>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33adJnOv0Vy46bYKZRfsDHkAAAAFg&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/wp-content\/themes\/breek\/assets\/images\/transparent.gif\" data-lazy=\"true\" data-src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33adJnOv0Vy46bYKZRfsDHkAAAAFg&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a><br \/>\n                <\/noscript>\n            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I am attempting to spark a debate, or a wholesome dialog, about what we are able to do as an business,&#8221; he stated. &#8220;Everyone&#8217;s glorifying risk actors, and that is not serving to our prospects or organizations. These are simply people, they simply use computer systems, they usually simply need to steal your information and generate income. They don&#8217;t seem to be legendary. They do not have superpowers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pullquote\">\n<p>These are simply people, they simply use computer systems, they usually simply need to steal your information and generate income. They don&#8217;t seem to be legendary. They do not have superpowers<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>So his workforce at risk detection and response agency Trellix determined to take an &#8220;nearly psyops&#8221; strategy to masking the prison underground. &#8220;We do not need to glorify them, what is the reverse we are able to do? We&#8217;ll roast them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And thus, the Darkish Internet Roast was born. It is a common weblog full with memes, mockery, and a Ricky Gervais&#8217; &#8220;they&#8217;re simply jokes&#8221; impressed disclaimer: &#8220;Whereas these incidents are genuinely amusing, they signify actual prison actions inflicting vital hurt. This content material is for risk intelligence and academic functions solely.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.trellix.com\/blogs\/research\/dark-web-roast-february-2026-edition\/\">most recent edition<\/a> encompasses a ransomware gang that bulk-drafted and scheduled their extortion makes an attempt like a content material calendar: &#8220;Contemplating the sheer, numbing quantity of their posts, it is a stable guess that their &#8216;victims&#8217; are in all probability simply faux websites they spun up themselves for content material, as a result of nothing screams legitimacy like inflating your stats with phantom compromises,&#8221; the researchers wrote.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" data-pos=\"top\" data-raptor=\"falcon\" data-xsm=\",fluid,mpu,dmpu,\" data-sm=\",fluid,mpu,dmpu,\" data-md=\",fluid,mpu,dmpu,\">\n            <noscript><br \/>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44adJnOv0Vy46bYKZRfsDHkAAAAFg&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D4%26raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/wp-content\/themes\/breek\/assets\/images\/transparent.gif\" data-lazy=\"true\" data-src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=4&amp;c=44adJnOv0Vy46bYKZRfsDHkAAAAFg&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D426raptor%3Dfalcon%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n            <\/noscript>\n        <\/div>\n<p>There&#8217;s additionally an exploit developer named cortana9000 who discovered a Cisco distant code execution bug (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2026\/01\/22\/another_week_another_emergency_patch\/\">CVE-2026-20045<\/a>) below lively exploitation by government-backed goons and requested on a discussion board, &#8220;so how a lot is that this price&#8221; &#8230; then listed it on one other discussion board for $70,000.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A fellow discussion board member, KlopInko, swooped in with the devastating one-liner: &#8216;because it&#8217;s recognized, it is a 1day exploit&#8217; &#8211; primarily telling cortana9000 that his $70K payday had already began depreciating the second he opened his mouth,&#8221; in accordance with the roast.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s additionally a crim, utilizing the deal with patagon on DarkForums, who tried to promote full area admin entry to Russia&#8217;s vitality grid for lower than a used automotive, undervaluing their obvious discover by &#8220;many orders of magnitude.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"crosshead\">When cops go trolling<\/h3>\n<p>Fokker factors to the LockBit infrastructure seizure and dismantling led by the UK&#8217;s Nationwide Crime Company (NCA) as the start of a deliberate change in regulation enforcement&#8217;s response towards cybercriminals. In that case, the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2024\/02\/20\/nca_lockbit_takedown\/\">cops trolled the notorious ransomware gang<\/a> by way of its personal web site earlier than in the end <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2024\/05\/07\/alleged_lockbit_kingpin_charged_sanctioned\/\">unveiling LockBitSupp&#8217;s true identity.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Taking down teams&#8217; infrastructure is not sufficient, as a result of they&#8217;ll merely spin up new servers and domains, which, we must always level out, LockBit did. Then it turns into a sport of whack-a-mole.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"adun\" id=\"story_eagle_xsm_sm_md_xmd_lg_xlg\" data-pos=\"mid\" data-raptor=\"eagle\" data-xsm=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-sm=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-md=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-xmd=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-lg=\",mpu,dmpu,\" data-xlg=\",mpu,dmpu,\">\n            <noscript><br \/>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33adJnOv0Vy46bYKZRfsDHkAAAAFg&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/wp-content\/themes\/breek\/assets\/images\/transparent.gif\" data-lazy=\"true\" data-src=\"https:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?co=1&amp;iu=\/6978\/reg_security\/front&amp;sz=300x50%7C300x100%7C300x250%7C300x251%7C300x252%7C300x600%7C300x601&amp;tile=3&amp;c=33adJnOv0Vy46bYKZRfsDHkAAAAFg&amp;t=ct%3Dns%26unitnum%3D3%26raptor%3Deagle%26pos%3Dmid%26test%3D0\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n            <\/noscript>\n        <\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Criminals say, &#8216;OK, I can play this sport all day lengthy.&#8217; So that does not actually work,&#8221; Fokker stated. However public mockery (as with LockBit), and infiltration just like the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2023\/01\/26\/fbi_hive_ransomware\/\">FBI did with Hive&#8217;s ransomware network<\/a>, can fracture belief amongst cyberthieves. And this fragmentation can assist defenders dismantle prison operations and preserve individuals and information secure.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Within the prison underground, it is extra network-based and individual-based,&#8221; Fokker stated. Ransomware crews work with preliminary entry brokers or exploit builders to interrupt into victims&#8217; networks, they usually have builders who&#8217;re writing malware, and associates finishing up the assaults.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"crosshead\">Fracturing belief amongst thieves<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;This additionally creates dependencies,&#8221; Fokker stated. &#8220;You have got teams that have been within the partnership with the ransomware group, they usually have been breaking into or they have been stealing information, after which you could have exit scams, or the decryptor did not work, and that causes cracks within the enterprise mannequin.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Trellix assisted worldwide cops within the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2024\/05\/30\/euro_cops_disrupt_malware_droppers\/\">long-running Operation Endgame<\/a>, and throughout the November 2025 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/2025\/11\/13\/rhadamanthys_takedown\/\">Rhadamanthys infostealer takedown<\/a>, officers launched a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/operation-endgame.com\/\">smug animated video<\/a> hinting at intelligence gathered throughout the operation and designed to undermine belief inside prison organizations.<\/p>\n<p>The video reveals an administrator skimming essentially the most precious secrets and techniques and cryptocurrency keys for private achieve, whereas passing solely much less profitable information to prospects. Trellix discovered about this incident throughout a briefing with Dutch police.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They stated to us, &#8216;We discovered that this admin can also be stealing from his personal prospects,'&#8221; Fokker remembers. After the Europol press launch got here out, Trellix <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trellix.com\/blogs\/research\/dark-web-roast-november-2025-edition\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">unleashed the snark<\/a> in a Darkish Internet Roast.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We principally stated you are silly if you happen to work with him, as a result of he is simply getting wealthy, and we simply make enjoyable of him,&#8221; Fokker stated. &#8220;We do not know if the affect was measurable, however nonetheless, we had a chance to run with that story and make a whole idiot out of this admin. 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