A U.S. federal judge has agreed to freeze the assets of a company accused of manipulating the stocks of 38 companies listed on the Nasdaq and New York Stock Exchange via compromised trading accounts. Underground marketplace pricing on RDP server access, compromised payment card data and DDoS-For-Hire services are surging. A report on the underground economy finds that malicious actors are offering cloud-based troves of stolen data, accessible with handy tools to slice and dice what s on offer.
Source: https://threatpost.com/sec-broco-investments-hijacked-accounts-031710/73697/