New research reveals a disturbing trend: cybercriminals are enlisting freelance penetration testers (pentesters) to amplify the effectiveness of their ransomware attacks Traditionally, organisations employ pentesters to identify vulnerabilities in their systems. Now, ransomware gangs are leveraging this same strategy, hiring skilled individuals on the dark web to rigorously test their malware payloads against various virtual […]

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