The cybercrime economy centered around access to compromised systems, services, and networks has grown dramatically in the past year — with a sixfold increase in the number of credentials stolen via malware and offered for sale.
With cyberattackers using information-stealing malware to gather credentials, the expansion of access-as-a-service offerings has blossomed in the criminal underground with thousands of advertisements offering would-be cybercriminals access to compromised systems, according to findings in Recorded Future’s newly published annual report.