With the development of technology, smart devices, which are a part of our lives, have become the nightmare of companies. Publishing a report on cybercriminals, Kaspersky revealed that people who want to access company infrastructure can get authorization from hackers for the price of a Macbook.
Cybercriminals are selling company infrastructure for the price of a MacBook
Ransomware, which first appeared in 1989, is among the cyber attacks that users have the most problems with today. Ransomware attacks, which increased by 229 percent in 2017, caused billions of dollars in losses to companies in 2021.
Hackers, who encrypt the information of companies with ransomware, put the information up for sale on the deep web when the desired ransom fee is not paid. Making a statement on the subject, Kaspersky announced that they are investigating 200 hackers claiming to have company access.
Hackers, who sell access privileges for an average of $ 2,000 to $ 4,000, have the data of many large companies. Security researchers stated that the information of small companies is offered for sale at prices starting from $ 100.
“The cybercriminal community has evolved not only technically, but also organizationally,” said Kaspersky security expert Sergey Shcherbel. Today, ransomware groups are more like companies with sales services and products. It is a very important situation for companies that want to work on threat intelligence in the deepweb. ” said.
SonicWall, which works on ransomware attacks, announced that more than 600 million attacks were carried out worldwide in 2021. Stating that there was an increase of 105 percent compared to the previous year, the company underlined that the increase was 232 percent compared to 2019.