Among a wide range of illegal products for sale on the dark web, some of the most notable are hackers' services in attempting malware or distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, which can cause large-scale online traffic disruptions and website outages. As of March 2023, premium-quality malware attack services could sell for up to 4,500 U.S. dollars per 1,000 installs on dark marketplaces or vendors. In turn, a DDoS attack on an unprotected website lasting for a month had an average price of 750 U.S. dollars.
Average price of selected malware and DDoS attack services for sale on the dark web as of March 2023
(in U.S. dollars)
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Privacy Affairs. (April 23, 2023). Average price of selected malware and DDoS attack services for sale on the dark web as of March 2023 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1350155/selling-price-malware-ddos-attacks-dark-web/
Privacy Affairs. "Average price of selected malware and DDoS attack services for sale on the dark web as of March 2023 (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. April 23, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1350155/selling-price-malware-ddos-attacks-dark-web/
Privacy Affairs. (2023). Average price of selected malware and DDoS attack services for sale on the dark web as of March 2023 (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1350155/selling-price-malware-ddos-attacks-dark-web/
Privacy Affairs. "Average Price of Selected Malware and Ddos Attack Services for Sale on The Dark Web as of March 2023 (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1350155/selling-price-malware-ddos-attacks-dark-web/
Privacy Affairs, Average price of selected malware and DDoS attack services for sale on the dark web as of March 2023 (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1350155/selling-price-malware-ddos-attacks-dark-web/ (last visited December 20, 2024)
Average price of selected malware and DDoS attack services for sale on the dark web as of March 2023 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Privacy Affairs, April 23, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1350155/selling-price-malware-ddos-attacks-dark-web/
