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# Palo Alto Networks

## Cybercrime

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[URLocked Out: How Attackers Use The Web to Host and Deliver Ransomware
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Today, ransomware continues to be the most damaging form of cybercrime. PANW Unit42 found that demands ranged anywhere from $3,000 - $50M.  
[Network Perimeter](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/network-security/category/network-perimeter/?ts=markdown)  
Apr 04, 2024  
By [Ashraf Aziz](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/ashraf-aziz/?ts=markdown "Posts by Ashraf Aziz")

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## [Ransomware as a Service: Defend by Reinvesting in the Fundamentals](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2021/10/raas-defense-in-depth/)

Defense in depth and reinvesting in the fundamentals of cybersecurity are a powerful strategy for thwarting the ransomware-as-a-service model.  
Oct 12, 2021  
By [Jeff White](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/jeff-white/?ts=markdown "Posts by Jeff White")  
![Ransomware as a Service: Criminal “Entrepreneurs” Evolve Ransomware](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Should-be-Mac.jpg)  
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## [Ransomware as a Service: Criminal "Entrepreneurs" Evolve Ransomware](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2021/10/ransomware-as-a-service/)

Entrepreneurial threat actors are providing "ransomware as a service" -- platforms for budding cybercriminals looking to make it in the "industry."...  
Oct 07, 2021  
By [Jeff White](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/jeff-white/?ts=markdown "Posts by Jeff White")  
![3 Reasons Cyberattacks Target Financial Services and How to Fight Back](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Making-Payment.jpg)  
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## [3 Reasons Cyberattacks Target Financial Services and How to Fight Back](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2021/08/financial-services-cyberattacks/)

Financial services organizations are a top target for cybercriminals. Learn the most prevalent attack types and how to defend against them.  
Aug 31, 2021  
By [Jen Miller-Osborn](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/jen-miller-osborn/?ts=markdown "Posts by Jen Miller-Osborn")  
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## [Threat Brief: Hancitor Actors](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2018/02/threat-brief-hancitor-actors/)

Read this Threat Brief to learn how Hancitor threat actors use fundamental business tactics to deliver attacks  
Feb 07, 2018  
By [Christopher Budd](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/christopher-budd/?ts=markdown "Posts by Christopher Budd")  
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## [The Cybersecurity Canon: DarkMarket: How Hackers Became the New Mafia](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2017/10/cybersecurity-canon-darkmarket-hackers-became-new-mafia/)

Palo Alto Networks Greg Day's reviews "DarkMarket: How Hackers Became the New Mafia" for the Cybersecurity Canon.  
Oct 10, 2017  
By [Greg Day](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/greg-day/?ts=markdown "Posts by Greg Day")  
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## [Preventing Cybercrime Through Collaboration and Information Sharing](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2017/08/cso-preventing-cybercrime-collaboration-information-sharing/)

Preventing cybercrime through collaboration and information sharing: Palo Alto Networks becomes the first cybersecurity company to sign a Data Exchange Agreement (DEA) with INTERPO...  
Aug 06, 2017  
By [Sean Duca](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/sean-duca/?ts=markdown "Posts by Sean Duca")  
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[Unit 42](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/unit42/?ts=markdown)

## [Exploring the Cybercrime Underground: Part 4 - Darknet Markets](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2017/02/unit42-exploring-cybercrime-underground-part-4-darknet-markets/)

Unit 42's exploration into the cybercrime underground continues with a look into darknet marketplaces.  
Feb 09, 2017  
By [Vicky Ray](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/vicky-khan/?ts=markdown "Posts by Vicky Ray")  
![That Nigerian Prince Has Evolved His Game](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/unit42-web-banner-650x300.jpg)  
[Unit 42](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/unit42/?ts=markdown)

## [That Nigerian Prince Has Evolved His Game](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2016/11/unit42-nigerian-prince-evolved-game/)

Today Unit 42 published its latest paper focused on Nigerian cybercrime. Applying advanced analytics to a dataset of 8,400 malware samples resulted in the attribution of over 500 domains supporting malware acti...  
Nov 03, 2016  
By [Simon Conant](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/simon-conant/?ts=markdown "Posts by Simon Conant") and [Peter Renals](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/peter-renals/?ts=markdown "Posts by Peter Renals")  
[](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2016/08/unit42-exploring-the-cybercrime-underground-part-1-an-introduction/)  
[Unit 42](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/unit42/?ts=markdown)

## [Exploring the Cybercrime Underground: Part 1 -- An Introduction](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2016/08/unit42-exploring-the-cybercrime-underground-part-1-an-introduction/)

This post is the first in a series by Unit 42 covering the cybercrime underground. Cybercrime persists as an epidemic that continues to worsen every year, with associated impacts a...  
Aug 19, 2016  
By [Rob Downs](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/rob-downs/?ts=markdown "Posts by Rob Downs") and [Vicky Ray](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/vicky-khan/?ts=markdown "Posts by Vicky Ray")  
![A View Into the Cyber3 Conference – Crafting Security in a Less Secure World](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/blog-generic-banner.jpg)  
[Application usage \& risk report](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/application-usage-risk-report/?ts=markdown), [Cybersecurity](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/cybersecurity-2/?ts=markdown), [Events](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/events/?ts=markdown)

## [A View Into the Cyber3 Conference -- Crafting Security in a Less Secure Worl...](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2015/11/a-view-into-the-cyber3-conference-crafting-security-in-a-less-secure-world/)

Palo Alto Networks was a Gold sponsor of the official side program of the "Cyber3 Conference Okinawa 2015---Crafting Security in a Less Secure World", a...  
Nov 15, 2015  
By [Martina Schulze-Warnecke](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/martina/?ts=markdown "Posts by Martina Schulze-Warnecke")  
[](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2015/07/the-cybersecurity-canon-cybercrime-and-espionage-an-analysis-of-subversive-multi-vector-threats/)  
[Cybersecurity](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/cybersecurity-2/?ts=markdown), [Cybersecurity Canon](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/category/canon/?ts=markdown)

## [The Cybersecurity Canon: Cybercrime and Espionage: An Analysis of Subversiv...](https://www2.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/2015/07/the-cybersecurity-canon-cybercrime-and-espionage-an-analysis-of-subversive-multi-vector-threats/)

We modeled the Cybersecurity Canon after the Baseball or Rock \& Roll Hall-of-Fame, except for cybersecurity books. We have more than 25 books on t...  
Jul 16, 2015  
By [Rick Howard](https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/blog/author/rick/?ts=markdown "Posts by Rick Howard")  
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