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It’s no secret that the criminally charged cyber industry is booming. What is more alarming than the success of the industry is the limited barriers to entry that make it feasible for cybercriminals to find the tools and victims to target using phishing and other bullish strategies. According to cybercriminal, Peter Levashov, herding victims to send spam emails is quite lucrative, as he was known to quote customers $500 for 1 million emails, $750 for 2 million emails, or $1,000 for 3 million emails, according to court documents.

Although Levashov recently pleaded guilty for running and advertising spam and malware distribution services that attempted to infect PCs, this case opens up the issue surrounding the continued growth of cybercriminals who create innovative ways to target victims…with ease. Coined as “cybercrime-as-a-service”, this criminally charged economy is providing would-be criminals with easy access to an array of tools, victims, and strategies to make money off of innocent people.

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