A recent discovery of three separate threat groups using the same infrastructure to carry out a range of malicious activity has focused fresh attention on the growing role of so-called initial access ...

An initial access broker tracked as Storm-0249 is abusing endpoint detection and response solutions and trusted Microsoft Windows utilities to load malware, establish communication, and persistence in ...

As the cybercrime landscape continues to flourish, so does the complex supply chain that keeps the underground economy in such rude health. In many ways, it is now as sophisticated as anything you’ll ...

A new report into so-called “initial access brokers” from threat intelligence firm Kela Research and Strategy Ltd. has detailed some disturbing trends in the criminal internet underworld and those ...

To perform a ransomware attack successfully, cybercriminals must first obtain access to their victim's PC or network. Gone are the days when ransomware was confined to malware that targeted ...

Online listings for initial access brokers (IABs) have increased for the second quarter in a row, despite a number of cyber crime forums banning any content related to the ransomware trade, says ...

The Initial Access Broker market continues to expand, with fees a drop in the ocean in comparison to the potential rewards of a successful ransomware attack. Initial Access Brokers (IABs) are ...

Ransomware gangs are increasingly buying their way into corporate networks, purchasing access from ‘vendors’ that have previously installed backdoors on targets. It’s well known that email is often ...

An emerging trend in the underground economy is initial access brokerage, a flourishing market where opportunistic threat actors gain initial access to organizations (for example, via compromised VPN ...

Hackers were spotted exploiting a critical SAP NetWeaver vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-31324 to deploy the Auto-Color Linux malware in a cyberattack on a U.S.-based chemicals company. A checklist ...