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Ransomware Gangs Evolve: They're Now Recruiting Penetration Testers (blog.knowbe4.com)

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[–] ulterno@programming.dev 2 points 9 hours ago

I'm guessing the ransomware gangs would be giving better payments than regular companies asking for pen-testing.

But with this, comes other concerns:

Will the pen-tester be enticed to use the "authorised hacking" as an opportunity to install a backdoor of their own or do they maintain strict borders between both jobs?
- I'm thinking, not so much, as, if they're already doing something illegal, they might as well just go the extra mile.
At the same time, pen-testers working for one company might also be used for industrial espionage efforts, by competitors