Phishing has proved to be one of the most profitable techniques for hackers. A new report from cyber security company Imperva reveals that the availability of turnkey services is making it even more effective. Imperva researchers explored the darknet marketplace to estimate the cost of phishing campaigns and to get a clear picture of the hackers' business model. They discovered phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) campaigns were easy to buy and low cost. In addition, they saw that hackers were easily able to hijack compromised webservers for their campaigns, which further lowers the investment needed. Based on the researchers' analysis of costs, PhaaS… [Continue Reading]