Cyber criminals have hacked around 17,000 computers worldwide using such insecure applications in server and selling them in underground markets. Almost 300,000 compromised systems have passed through this service since its inception in early 2010. The price of any hacked server is calculated based on several qualities, including the speed of its processor and the number of processor cores, the machine’s download and upload speeds, and the length of time that the hacked RDP server has been continuously available online. Users contact the service’s owner via instant message and pay a $20 registration fee via WebMoney, a virtual currency.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2012/10/russians-selling-access-to-private.html