minute read Share this article: Researchers at Recorded Future report a rise in cracked Cobalt Strike and other open-source adversarial tools with easy-to-use interfaces. Simple to use and deploy offensive security tools, making it easier than ever for criminals with little technical know-how to get in on cybercrime are seeing a significant rise, researchers say. Recorded Future just released findings from its regular year-end observations of malicious infrastructure, identifying more than 10,000 unique command and control (C2) servers, across 80 malware families — nearly all linked to advanced persistent threat (APT) groups or “high-end financial actors.” Recorded Future’s 2020 Adversary Infrastructure Report explained that researchers anticipate increased adoption of open-source tools because they’re easy to use and accessible to criminals without deep technical expertise.