The Missing Link: How Infostealers Fuel Ransomware Attacks (and Our New Partnership with Ransomware.live)

The Missing Link: How Infostealers Fuel Ransomware Attacks (and Our New Partnership with Ransomware.live)
Hudson Rock partnered with Ransomware.live to launch a public dashboard that uses cybercrime intelligence to show how Infostealer infections feed ransomware operations and provides free, up-to-date statistics. The data reveals Infostealers are a major initial attack vector, exemplified by the “Coinbase Cartel” campaign that used harvested credentials to deploy ransomware across more than 100 companies. #Infostealer #CoinbaseCartel

Keypoints

  • Hudson Rock and Ransomware.live launched a dashboard linking Infostealer infections to ransomware incidents.
  • The page offers free, up-to-date statistics drawn from Hudson Rock’s cybercrime intelligence data.
  • Cross-referencing victim claims shows many ransomware victims had prior Infostealer infections.
  • Investigation identified the “Coinbase Cartel” using stolen Infostealer credentials to hit over 100 companies.
  • Preventing Infostealer infections is essential to stopping subsequent ransomware attacks.

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