This Article was written by Swati Khandelwal from The Hackers News
Cybercrime has continued to evolve and today exists in a highly organised form.
Cybercrime has increasingly been commercialised, and itself become big business by renting out an expanded range of hacking tools and technologies, from exploit kits to ransomware, to help anyone build threats and launch attacks.
In past few years, we have witnessed the increase in the popularity of malware-as-a-service (MaaS), which is today a prosperous business on the underground black market that offers an array of services, including ransomware-as-a-service, DDoS-as-a-service, phishing-as-a-service, and much more.
Two such services have recently been spotted by two separate group of researchers, which we have detailed in this article.
1. Ovidliy Stealer - $7 Password stealing malware for everyone
A new credential stealing malware that targets primarily web browsers is being marketed at Russian-speaking web forums for as cheap as $7, allowing anyone with even little technical knowledge to hack as many computers as they want.
Dubbed Ovidliy Stealer , the malware was initially appeared just last month but is being regularly updated by its Russian-speaking authors and actively adopted by cyber criminals.
2. Hackshit — The Phishing Tool
Another crimeware-as-a-service uncovered by researchers from Netskope Threat Research Labs detailed a Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) platform that offers low cost, "automated solution for the beginner scammers," allowing them to trick people into handing over their credentials.
Dubbed Hackshit, the PhaaS platform attracts new subscribers by offering them free trial accounts to review their limited set of hacking tutorials and tricks to make easy money.
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The Hacker News
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