infographic: the cybercrime ecosystem

MalwareCost: Free - $20k(license based)Trojan designed to steal data, manipulate online bankingsessions, inject screensand more.

Cybercriminal Ecosystem

InfrastructureCost: $50 - $1,000(Rental per month)Hosting services formalware update,configuration and command and controlservers. Some arefast flux or TOR based.

SpammersCost: $1 - $4 per1000 emailsSpam botnet operatorsthat spread emails withattachments or linksleading to a Trojan infection.

Exploit KitsCost: $2K(monthly rental)Toolkits designed toexploit system and software vulnerabilities resulting in amalicious download.

DroppersCost: Free - $10KSoftware designedto download malwareto an infected device,evading antivirus andresearch tools.

Money MulesCost: Up to 60% of account balanceA person who receives thestolen money from a hacked account andtransfers the fundsvia an anonymouspayment serviceto the mule operator.

Fraud as a service is constantly changingand adapting to new security solutions,offering end to end technologies, multipleSLA levels and low prices for everythinga cybercriminal might need.

* This infographic shows one possible scenario of a cybercriminal attack lifecycle. Prices for this scenario are estimates.

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Cybercrime is no longer a one manman operation. Within the cybercrimeunderground an attacker can find a wealthof tools and services that can be bought orrented to facilitate different aspects of theattack lifecycle.*