Forest

Forest, also operating under the alias Форест, is a Russian enterprise engaged in the logging and wood manufacturing sector. The company’s headquarters are located in Russia, placing it within the country’s extensive forestry industry. Its core activities involve the harvesting of timber from forest concessions and the subsequent conversion of raw logs into wood products such as lumber, plywood, and related materials. These products serve domestic markets and may also be supplied to international customers involved in construction, furniture, and paper production. As a participant in the natural resources sector, Forest contributes to Russia’s supply chain for wood‑based goods.

In April 2022, the hacktivist group Anonymous released approximately 37,500 internal emails belonging to Forest and its affiliates, totalling about 35.7 gigabytes of data. The leak was published through the platform DDoSecrets as part of Operation OpRussia, a coordinated campaign targeting Russian entities amid the escalating conflict over Ukraine. A separate report from February 2022 described a broader leak that affected several Russian companies, including Forest, Petrovsky Fort, and Aerogas, with the combined email volume exceeding 400 gigabytes. Both incidents were attributed to hacktivist actors who accessed and exfiltrated internal correspondence, thereby exposing potentially sensitive business communications. The disclosed emails reportedly contained discussions related to operations, partnerships, and internal strategies, which could pose operational and reputational risks for the affected firms. The whistleblowing service that hosted and distributed the data enabled researchers and journalists to access the leaked emails. These events illustrate how geopolitical tensions can trigger cyber‑activist campaigns that focus on private sector organisations linked to state interests. While the breaches highlighted vulnerabilities in email security, no public details have been released regarding Forest’s internal remediation efforts or changes to its information‑technology policies. The available sources do not disclose information about the company’s ownership structure, parent‑subsidiary relationships, or workforce size.