Dmitry Smilyanets, Author at The Record by Recorded Future

Dmitry Smilyanets

Mission-driven and Russian-speaking intelligence analyst with type A personality. Dmitry has twenty years of experience and expertise in cybercrime activity that includes being a former member of an elite Russian-based hacking organization.

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Dmitry Smilyanets September 17, 2021

‘Yes, we are breaking the law:’ An interview with the operator of a marketplace for stolen data

Dmitry Smilyanets August 2, 2021

An interview with BlackMatter: A new ransomware group that’s learning from the mistakes of DarkSide and REvil

Dmitry Smilyanets May 7, 2021

Credit card fraudster Sergey Pavlovich writes a new chapter

Dmitry Smilyanets April 27, 2021

How law enforcement can stay a step ahead of hackers

Dmitry Smilyanets March 16, 2021

‘I scrounged through the trash heaps… now I’m a millionaire:’ An interview with REvil’s Unknown

Dmitry Smilyanets March 1, 2021

A Conversation With Alisa Esage, a Russian Hacker Who Had Her Company Sanctioned After the 2016 Election

Dmitry Smilyanets February 8, 2021

An Interview With Ares, a Russian Coder Who Built a Swiss Army Knife for Hackers

Dmitry Smilyanets January 13, 2021

What It’s Like to Run a Hacking Forum: A Conversation With RaidForums Owner Omnipotent

Dmitry Smilyanets January 5, 2021

‘I Was Running Two Parallel Lives’: An Ex-Secret Service Agent Opens Up About Going Undercover To Catch Cybercriminals

Dmitry Smilyanets December 28, 2020

An Interview With Russian Hacker Pavel Sitnikov: ‘There Is No [Hacking] Scene Now, Only Commerce’

Dmitry Smilyanets November 17, 2020

Ukraine’s Top Cyber Cop on Defending Against Disinformation and Russian Hackers

Dmitry Smilyanets October 5, 2020

‘Be Careful Who You Bite’: An Interview With the Businessman at the Center of One of Russia’s Biggest Treason Scandals

Dmitry Smilyanets August 28, 2020

An Interview With RedBear: A Hacker Training the Next Generation of Cybercriminals