Crypto and cybercrime – a marriage made in heaven? For years, cybercriminals have been experimenting with new ways to steal and extort money from victims. More recent trends involve the boom in cryptocurrency. Here, Tyler Moffitt, Senior Threat Research Analyst at Webroot, explores the relationship between cybercrime and cryptocurrency. Basic ransomware attacks, where a cybercriminal demands payment in exchange for something they’ve taken from [...]
Crypto and cybercrime – a marriage made in heaven? For years, cybercriminals have been experimenting with new ways to steal and extort money from victims. More recent trends involve the boom in cryptocurrency. Here, Tyler Moffitt, Senior Threat Research Analyst at Webroot, explores the relationship between cybercrime and cryptocurrency. Basic ransomware attacks, where a cybercriminal demands payment in exchange for something they’ve taken from [...]