{"id":874578,"date":"2025-08-12T09:24:36","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T13:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/rapid7-access-brokers-report-new-research-reveals-depth-of-compromise-in-access-broker-deals-with-71-offering-privileged-access\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T09:24:36","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T13:24:36","slug":"rapid7-access-brokers-report-new-research-reveals-depth-of-compromise-in-access-broker-deals-with-71-offering-privileged-access","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/rapid7-access-brokers-report-new-research-reveals-depth-of-compromise-in-access-broker-deals-with-71-offering-privileged-access\/","title":{"rendered":"Rapid7 Access Brokers Report: New Research Reveals Depth of Compromise in Access Broker Deals, with 71% Offering Privileged Access"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nInitial access brokers are selling more than just a way in; Rapid7 calls for unified detection, intelligence, and automation to disrupt these cyberattacks early
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BOSTON, Aug. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Rapid7, Inc. <\/u><\/a>(NASDAQ: RPD), a leader in threat detection and exposure management, today released its 2025 Access Brokers Report<\/u><\/em><\/a>, a new research analysis of illicit underground marketplaces where cybercriminals buy and sell access to corporate networks. Drawing on six months of threat intelligence from dark web forums Exploit, XSS, and BreachForums, the report uncovers new insights into how initial access to compromised businesses is being sold \u2014 often for less than $1,000 \u2014 and the steps defenders can take to disrupt the process in its earliest stages.<\/p>\n

Rapid7\u2019s threat intelligence researchers analyzed hundreds of posts by Initial Access Brokers (IABs) offering access to compromised networks across a range of industries and regions. Their findings paint a stark picture: \u201cinitial\u201d access doesn\u2019t necessarily equate to minimal; in many cases, this access represents a deep compromise.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis report shows that initial access brokers aren\u2019t intent upon finding a single way into an organization\u2019s network and then quickly exiting \u2014 they\u2019re making attempts to explore the networks they\u2019ve infiltrated. And they\u2019re often succeeding,\u201d said Raj Samani, SVP and chief scientist at Rapid7. \u201cIn doing so, the IAB can offer buyers admin privileges, multiple access types, or both. By the time a threat actor logs in using the access and privileged credentials bought from a broker, a lot of the heavy lifting has already been done for them. Therefore, it\u2019s not about if you\u2019re exposed, but whether you can respond before the intrusion escalates.\u201d<\/p>\n

Key report findings include:<\/p>\n