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Heard of software as a service? Now there's a hacker equivalent

The 'ransomware as a service' model, involving clients and partners, resemble legitimate business operations

Claudia Chong
Published Tue, Sep 7, 2021 · 05:50 AM

Singapore

LAST month, Singapore-based payments startup Pine Labs was exposed as a victim of ransomware after hackers made away with confidential documents involving some prominent Indian banks.

A gang called BlackMatter took responsibility for the attack. While its tactics were nothing unusual, the way it presented itself was.

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