From CarderPlanet to LeakBase: Cybercrime Forums (2000–2025)
Over the past 25 years, the world of cybercrime forums has changed dramatically. Where once platforms like Darkode or Carders.cc dominated, today there exists a complex network of successors, spinoffs, and specialized communities.
This article traces how the cybercrime scene evolved, which forums emerged from others, and why almost no major public platforms remain today.