Digital currency crime reduced by 83% in 2020, but ransomware attacks up 311%
The Chainalysis report revealed that illicit activities only accounted for 0.34% of all digital currency activity, or roughly $10 billion.
The Chainalysis report revealed that illicit activities only accounted for 0.34% of all digital currency activity, or roughly $10 billion.
Law enforcement officials in the United States have led a coordinated international law enforcement action to disrupt a sophisticated form of ransomware known as NetWalker.
Binance accounts may have been used to launder over a million dollars in proceeds from the "Ryuk" ransomware, according to a new report.
Users in India are nearly five times as likely as digital currency users elsewhere to encounter the so-called “cryptojacking” attacks.
The group is known for WannaCry, a ransomware that has infected over 300,000 Windows computers worldwide, demanding payment in BTC.
A new decryptor tool has hit the market, promising victims of ransomware that it will decrypt their files. However, it adds another layer of encryption.
Interpol has declared May 12 the global Anti-Ransomware Day, dedicated to raising awareness about cybercrime. It falls on the third anniversary of WannaCry.
A new malware known as Nefilim has targeted Australian shipping giant as well as the manufacturer of Beyoncé’s and Victoria’s Secret’s lingerie.
The new Crypto Intelligence Briefs is designed to cast light on the mechanisms used for illegal transactions in digital currency.
First discovered in late 2018, Black Rose Lucy ransomware is back. The malware targets Android devices, but unlike peers, doesn’t want digital currencies.
As the COVID-19 crisis has affected most institutions and forced them to shut down, the number of ransomware attacks is now the lowest in years, new report says
That the Sodinokibi ransomware had begun accepting the Monero (XMR) digital currency in place of BTC.