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Benedict Collins

New ransomware-as-a-service caters to cybercriminals with commercial expansion

Ransomware.

New evidence suggests that the popular Play ransomware is now being rented out to cybercriminals.

Known as ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS), cybercriminals can pay to use the malware itself alongside the infrastructure needed to pull off an attack.This is a relatively new phenomenon and can provide a steady stream of revenue for malicious cyber gangs.

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