Ransomware making big money through "big game hunting"

Ransomware generates big money for the groups behind it, with new research confirming (some) of the scale of the problem. Chainalysis, a blockchain research firm, looked at data from monitored cryptocurrency wallets, concluding that around $449 million has been taken from victims in the last six months.

As The Record correctly notes, the actual figure will likely be significantly higher because only monitored wallets are included in the study. In terms of what’s going on out there, payments under …

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