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Targeted Espionage-as-a-Service Takes Hold on the Dark Web

40 percent of Dark Web merchants offer spearphishing-as-a-service and targeted hacking services aimed at high-value targets. Services typically come with service plans for conducting the hack, with prices ranging from $150 to $10,000 depending on the company involved. The most expensive piece of malware found was designed to target ATMs and retailed for approximately $1,500. The industries most frequently targeted by malware tools being traded on the underground are banking (34 percent), ecommerce (20 percent), healthcare (15 percent), and education (12 percent)

Source: https://threatpost.com/espionage-as-a-service-dark-web/145464/

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