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Firewalls and other perimeter devices are a huge target these days. Ivanti, Forigate, Citrix, and others offer plenty of difficult-to-patch vulnerabilities for attackers to exploit. Ransomware actors and others are always on the lookout for new victims. However, being and access broker or ransomware peddler is challenging: The competition for freshly deployed vulnerable devices, or devices not patched for the latest greatest vulnerability, is immense. Your success in the ransomware or access broker ecosystem depends on having a consistently updated list of potential victims.