Security News > 2021 > October > Dark Web: Many cybercrime services sell for less than $500
A ransomware kit costs as little as $66, though it needs to be modified, while a spearphishing attack can run as low as $100, says Altas VPN. Cybercrime can be a lucrative business for those who specialize in ransomware, phishing campaigns, and other types of attacks.
The profit margins are especially healthy because cybercrime products and services often sell at bargain prices on the Dark Web.
Distributed Denial of Service attacks are one of the most common forms of attack as they're designed to flood a website with so much traffic that it can't respond to requests from actual users.
Dark Web criminals charge around $311 to deploy a steady stream of DDoS attacks against a specific website for as long as a month.
Dark Web hackers can be hired for specific jobs that aren't packaged as a ready-made service.
Also available on the Dark Web, laundering or money mule services transfer illicitly-obtained money between different international accounts until it's completely laundered and untraceable.
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