Security News > 2021 > October > When criminals go corporate: Ransomware-as-a-service, bulk discounts and more

As a result, ransomware groups are hiring experts in every aspect of the business, from pen-testers who can gain initial access to systems to ransom negotiators.

We've seen ransomware groups call and harass employees of an organisation. We've seen them reach out to business partners and suppliers, third parties, to drum up additional pressure," he says.

"You've got ransomware groups now interacting with the press more proactively; they're being very experimental, looking outside the box and exploring new ways to impose pressure on victims."

Ransomware groups appear to be in an extraordinary state of flux.

At the same time, a double-extortion ransomware group called Hive Ransomware began operations, hitting 28 organisations, including a European airline, within weeks.

"There is a need to serve up threat intelligence much more quickly on these groups because they are only going to be around for a short time - but it also potentially means that the information shared about these groups expires much more quickly as well." .

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