Hack-for-Hire Groups May Be the New Face of Cybercrime

Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) recently released a report about growing hack-for-hire activity. In contrast to Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS), hack-for-hire firms conduct sophisticated, hands-on attacks. They target a wide range of users and exploit known security flaws when executing their campaigns. 

“We have seen hack-for-hire groups target human rights and political activists, journalists and other high-risk users around the world, putting their privacy, safety and security at risk,” Google TAG says. “They also conduct corporate espionage, handily obscuring their clients’ role.” …

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