UK Court Asks Bitfinex to Freeze a Bitcoin Balance Linked to Ransomware Proceeds
January 29, 2020
Crypto

Ransomware has proven to be an incredibly lucrative solution for cyber criminals. Most of these ventures end in a certain amount of Bitcoin changing hands between criminal and victim. Not all of the proceeds from ransomware attacks can be cashed out, however. A Ransomware Deal Gone bad In the case of Bitfinex, several of its transactions have been flagged as suspicious. So much even that roughly $860,000 worth of Bitcoin …
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