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Security Operations · Foundational

Organized Crime Group

A structured criminal enterprise that conducts cyberattacks primarily for financial gain.

Definition

Organized cybercrime groups run ransomware, business email compromise, banking trojans and fraud operations with business-like division of labor, including developers, affiliates, access brokers and money launderers. They are well funded and moderately to highly sophisticated. Many operate under Ransomware-as-a-Service models.

Example

A ransomware affiliate group that negotiates payment in cryptocurrency through a leak site is organized crime.

Exam tip

Financial motivation with high resources points to organized crime rather than an unskilled attacker.

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