Trend Micro Research Uncovers The Business Infrastructure Of Cybercrime

DALLAS, July 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, today released new insights analyzing the market for underground hosting services and detailing how and where cybercriminals rent the infrastructure that hosts their business. This first report of a planned three-part series details the market for buying and selling these services, which are the backbone of every other aspect of the cybercriminal business model, whether that includes sending spam, communicating with a command and control server, or offering a help desk for ransomware.

Over the past five years, increased use and abuse of compromised assets has formed a whole new market. There are varied types of underground hosting and associated…