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Malware as a Service Lets Low-Skill Criminals Scale Attacks

Original: (darkowl.com) Demystifying Malware as a Service: How Cybercriminals Leverage MaaS to Scale Attacks In brief - This artic

Cybersecurity commentary is examining Malware as a Service, a business model in which cybercriminals lease ready-made malicious tools and infrastructure rather than developing their own. The model lowers the technical barrier to entry, allowing low-skill actors to launch ransomware, phishing and other attacks at scale, and experts warn it is driving a rise in the volume and sophistication of cybercrime.

Why now: Growing concern over the industrialisation of cybercrime and its accessibility to novice attackers.

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• (darkowl.com) Demystifying Malware as a Service: How Cybercriminals Leverage MaaS to Scale Attacks In brief - This article explains the concept of Malware as a Service (MaaS), a cybercrime business model that allows low-skill actors to lease malicious tools and infrastructure… · orlysec@swecyb.com · 2

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