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Kid@sh.itjust.worksM to Cybersecurity@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 year ago

Akira Ransomware: A Shifting Force in the RaaS Domain

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Akira Ransomware: A Shifting Force in the RaaS Domain

www.bitdefender.com

Kid@sh.itjust.worksM to Cybersecurity@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 year ago
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Akira is a Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) group that emerged in March of 2023.
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    What is meant by Ransomware as a Service, as opposed to regular old Ransomware?

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      As in malicious actors pay software engineers and simply deploy the pre-made ransomware without any technical or knowledge required.

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        But then wouldn’t it be easier for those software engineers to just deploy it themselves and keep all the money? What value is the buyer providing?

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