infographic these ads , criminals primarily offered databases stolen from major commerce companies , with an average cost of US $ 2,300 .
Positive Technologies Analyst , Anastasiya Chursina , said : “ When compared to our previous research over a similar period , the share of freely distributed data almost doubled ( up to 59 %). This allows criminals to broaden the profiles of potential victims for targeted attacks . If the victim refuses to pay the ransom , both ransomware groups and hacktivists ( whose goal is to draw public attention to a political stance rather than just receive financial gain ) can distribute data for free .”
The vast amount of access-for-sale ads on the darknet and their low cost make it easier for cybercriminals to gain initial access and launch attacks on organisations in the region .
Positive Technologies recommends that companies build their defences based on resultdriven cybersecurity , using modern tools such as application-level firewalls ( PT Application Firewall ), including cloud versions ( PT Cloud Application Firewall ), network traffic analysis systems ( for example , PT Network Attack Discovery ), solutions for monitoring information security events and managing incidents ( MaxPatrol SIEM ), as well as metaproducts ( MaxPatrol O2 ).
Anastasiya Chursina , Analyst at Positive Technologies
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