Who Got Arrested in the Raid on the XSS Crime Forum?

On July 22, 2025, the European police agency Europol said a long-running investigation led by the French Police resulted in the arrest of a 38-year-old administrator of XSS, a Russian-language cybercrime forum with more than 50,000 members. The action has triggered an ongoing frenzy of speculatio...

Europol Arrests XSS Forum Admin in Kyiv After 12-Year Run Operating Cybercrime Marketplace

Europol on Monday announced the arrest of the suspected administrator of XSS.is formerly DaMaGeLaB, a notorious Russian-speaking cybercrime platform. The arrest, which took place in Kyiv, Ukraine, on July 222, 2025, was led by the French Police and Paris Prosecutor, in collaboration with Ukrainia...