Nearly 700 ransomware incidents traced back to wholesale access markets: report

Researchers have traced almost 700 ransomware incidents back to wholesale access markets (WAM) — platforms where people sell access to compromised endpoints, access over various remote protocols such as RDP, and more. Of the 3,612 attacks in 2021 investigated by analysts from security firm CyberSixgill, 686 involved access to a system logged in to the […]

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