Ransomware and DDoS Feature in The Apex of Crime-as-a-Service Report

2023 Europol Spotlight Report: The Apex of Crime-as-a-Service Highlights Ransomware as the Most Prominent Threat of This Category 

The Internet Organized Crime Assessment (IOCTA) 2023 Europol Spotlight Report on Cyber Threats calls out the ransomware ecosystem; highlighting ransomware as the most “prominent” cyberthreat across industries. [1]

Phishing emails, Remote Desktop Protocol brute forcing, and Virtual Private Network (VPN) vulnerability exploitation are listed as the most common vectors for initial access for later ransomware. The ransomware ecosystem is fueled …

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