Ransomware has emerged as the most pervasive Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) during the past seven years, according to a new study from the Kaspersky Digital Footprint Intelligence team. Based on analysis of 97 malware families that were disseminated via the dark web and other sites, the study was undertaken. The researchers also discovered that hackers frequently rent infostealers, botnets, loaders, and backdoors to conduct their attacks.
An illegal business concept called malware-as-a-service (MaaS) involves renting out software to commit cyberattacks. Clients of these services are typically provided with a personal account via which they may manage the attack as well as technical support.
Ransomware the most widely used malware-as-a-Service
In order to determine the popular types, Kaspersky’s experts assessed the sale quantities of different malware families as well as mentions, debates, posts, and search advertising on the darknet and other sites regarding MaaS. The dominant force turned out to be ransomware, or malicious software that encrypts data and demands payment to decrypt it. Of all the families suppl
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