In Part 2 of our Russia cyber threat series, we unpack the Western cybercrime ecosystem powering Russian ransomware operations. We examine *Scattered Spider, LAPSUS$, and Shiny Hunters*, and how social engineering, SIM swapping, MFA bypass, and AI-driven voice spoofing are breaching Fortune 100 companies — without zero-days. Learn how access brokers commoditize breaches, why help desks are prime targets, and what this shift means for CISOs and security teams.