Cybercriminals are offering over a million dollars per year to skilled professionals like vxers and penetration testers to help them in extortion campaigns. Cybercriminal organizations are willing to pay millions to skilled hackers and malware developers. Cybercrime gangs aim at hiring skilled hackers that can help them in extortion campaign against high-worth individuals. Experts believe so high salaries could motivate skilled professionals in abandoning bug bounty programs and join the cybercrime arena. Extortion is a profitable business, according to Digital Shadows, crooks earned over $330,000 through sextortion campaigns in 2018.”]
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