Ransomware-as-a-Service

This article outlines the rise and mechanics of Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS), describing how ransomware developers provide turnkey tooling, pricing models, and affiliate access that have enabled widespread extortion campaigns (citing REvil, Ryuk, DoppelPaymer, Egregor, and Yanluowang). It highlights contributing factors—cryptocurrency payments, ease of access, and code reuse—and recommends proactive defenses such as prioritized patching, air-gapped backups, security training, and leveraging threat intelligence to reduce risk.