Initial Access Brokers (IABs) の活動とランサムウェアによる攻撃との関連性について Kela の分析記事
KELA managed to identify 10% of victims based on characteristics shared by IABs who usually do not name their victims in order to prevent enterprise defenders from discovering a threat.
On average, a network access sales cycle takes 1-3 days.
When bought by a ransomware affiliate or middleman, the access leads to a successful ransomware attack and naming the victim on a blog within 1 month on average.
At least 5 ransomware operations, most of them managed by Russian-speaking actors, are buying access from IABs and using them in their attacks: LockBit, Avaddon, Darkside, Conti, and KELA describes 5 attacks carried out by these groups that apparently started with a deal with an Initial Access Broker.