In 2006 the Russian Business Network pivoted its business: the once legitimate ISP became a ‘bullet-proof’ hosting service, catering to the needs of cybercriminals. It quickly became the largest player in the Russian cybercrime landscape, with ~60% of all cybercrime activity related to Russia connected to it in some way. Following the Russian government’s years-old tradition of collaborating with organized crime, it’s no wonder that the Russian Business Network quickly became Putin’s informal cyber attack arm.