Hacker Test Labs: Malware Strikes Developing Nations Before Hitting the West

Hackers giving IT security the slip? According to a report, cyber baddies test malware in developing nations before wreaking havoc in the West. Cheaper malware? Maybe. But like a bad stand-up act, nobody’s laughing when Medusa ransomware takes the stage. #MalwareWorldTour

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It's like malware's version of a gap year: cybercrooks are heading to the digital "developing world" to test-drive their nefarious code before taking it on the grand tour to Europe and North America. Did someone say ethical hacking? Oh, wait... no, they didn't.

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