Initial access brokers continue to ply their trade, selling immediate access to hacked sites to make it easier for gangs to steal data and crypto-lock systems. Security researchers say an overabundant supply of access credentials on criminal marketplaces appears to be driving down prices. Digital Shadows counted 225 access credential listings by 14 brokers in Q1; 45% were for victim organizations in Europe and 29% for North America. The average price for buying access credentials to a victim’s website, when a listing named a price, was about $7,100 – typically payable in bitcoins.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/initial-access-brokers-credential-glut-weakening-prices-a-16387