Ransomware-as-a-service: Understanding the cybercrime gig economy and how to protect yourself
Credit to Author: Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team| Date: Mon, 09 May 2022 13:00:00 +0000
Microsoft coined the term “human-operated ransomware” to clearly define a class of attack driven by expert humane intelligence at every step of the attack chain and culminate in intentional business disruption and extortion. In this blog, we explain the ransomware-as-a-service affiliate model and disambiguate between the attacker tools and the various threat actors at play during a security incident.
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