NEW YORK—The ransomware landscape continues to evolve and change.
A new report from threat intelligence firm ReasonLabs finds that since 2019 at least one major gang in this space has switched focus to building out fake dating and customer support websites and using these to trick legitimate payment processors into granting them access to their services, CPO Magazine reported.
Once the scammers have the ability to charge credit cards, they purchase stolen cards from the dark web and run charges against them, the report explained.
“The fact that these dating sites are known to have high rates of chargebacks also works in the attacker’s favor by providing an explanation for what would otherwise be seen as unusual business activity,” CPO Magazine added. “The attacker is also likely targeting more fringe payment processors that have a lower bar of acceptance for high risk businesses.”
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