Inside the Cyber Underworld: How Automated "Autoshops" Fuel Cybercrime Operating in Plain Sight: The Autoshop Model Unlike traditional dark web marketplaces, many autoshops choose to operate on the clear web (the standard, publicly accessible internet). However, "accessible" does not mean "open to all." To evade law enforcement and casual browsers, these platforms implement strict entry barriers, including: Inside the Cyber Underworld: How Automated "Autoshops" Fuel Cybercrime RussianMarket is a prominent illicit marketplace specializing in the sale of "logs"—sensitive data stolen via information-harvesting malware. Beyond logs, the platform trades in compromised payment card data (including CVVs and full card dumps) and unauthorized Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) access. The Digital Footprints of Origin As the name implies, RussianMarket is widely suspected to operate out of Russia. This is a common trait among automated cybercrime shops; investigators regularly trace their origins back to Russia based on a few distinct digital footprints: How Invites Circulate: To keep a steady stream of trusted buyers coming in, platform staff occasionally distribute invite codes on prominent hacking forums. Alternatively, entrepreneurial customers frequently resell these exclusive invites as third-party brokers on underground forums and encrypted messaging apps like Telegram.