Ransomware Revenue Drops Amidst Less Successful Extortion Attempts: Chainalysis
2022 has been a turbulent year. One good thing to come out of it is that – ransomware earnings are...
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The Week in Ransomware – January 20th 2023 – Targeting Crypto Exchanges
There has been quite a bit of ransomware news this week, with crypto exchanges being seized for alleged money laundering...
US DOJ Seizes $22M in Bitcoin From a Man Participating in Ransomware Attacks
The US Department of Justice confiscated 719 bitcoins from the 35-year-old Canadian – Sebastien Vachon-Desjardins – for participating in the...
Brazil’s BRB Bank Pays 50 BTC After Being Targeted by a Ransomware Attack
On October 3, the Bank of Brasilia, a Brazil-based bank controlled by the government, fell victim to ransomware for which...
US Sanctions IRGC-Affiliated Hackers on Ransomware Charges
In a new move carried out by the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), multiple...
US Treasury Department blacklists Bitcoin addresses linked to Iran ransomware group
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has blacklisted seven Bitcoin wallet addresses linked to members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard...
Alleged Russian Ransomware Launderer Pleads Not Guilty in US Court
A Russian national has pleaded not guilty to laundering ransom payments of more than $400,000 extorted from hospitals and healthcare...
Alleged Crypto Ransomware Money Launderer Extradited to US
Denis Dubnikov is alleged to have laundered more than $400,000 as part of a ransomware scheme involving crypto The Ryuk...
Recovering Ransomed Bitcoin Sent To Exchanges – Bitcoin Magazine
This is an opinion editorial by Matthew Green and Brian Mondoh, contributors for Bitcoin Magazine.With all the available cryptocurrencies, including...
US Seized $500K in Ransomware Payments and Crypto from North Korean Hackers
The US Justice Department has seized roughly $500,000 in digital payments and cryptocurrency from ransomware attacks launched by North Korean...