What is Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS)?

Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) is a criminal business model that mirrors the legitimate Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) framework. In this ecosystem, professional malware developers (Operators) lease their ransomware code and infrastructure to other cybercriminals (Affiliates) who lack the technical expertise to build such tools themselves. This democratization of cybercrime has led to a massive…