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What the underground market for ransomware looks like

  • Written by Roderic Broadhurst, Chair professor, Australian National University
imageThe market for exploiting software vulnerabilities can be traced back to the 90s where "phreaking" - modifying telecommunications technology - was popular.Jennifer/Flickr, CC BY-SA

The attack of ransomware “WannaCry” has put governments and businesses around the world on edge, but in fact the underground market for exploit or software...

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