DMARC Spoof Detection, Russia

Ten most active networks sourcing DMARC failures from Russia:

PSERVERS-CLOUD-HOSTING and SmartApe together account for 32% of failure volume from this country. Distribution across many networks is consistent with commodity spoofing infrastructure operating from this geography.

Peak activity was observed in the week of August 3, 2026 with 5 failures recorded. Activity in the most recent 30-day window declined sharply compared with the prior period (1 vs 7 failures).

Compared with peer geographies in Eastern Europe, Russia's failure volume is above the regional median. Countries in this region collectively contributed 3% of failures observed.

Country-level patterns don't imply that mail from Russia is inherently malicious. Many failures reflect misconfigured legitimate senders, forwarded messages that break authentication, or automated infrastructure operating without authorization. Domain owners investigating a specific failure should look at the source IP and network details rather than the country alone. Our DMARC guide explains how to interpret these signals in your own reports.