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US gov claims ransomware 'earned' $590m in the first half of 2021 alone – mostly in Bitcoin
Monday October 18, 2021. 06:33 AM , from TheRegister
Names and bars crypto exchange SUEX, warns paying ransoms could spell trouble
Ransomware extracted at least $590 million for the miscreants who create and distribute it in the first half of 2021 alone – more than the $416 million tracked in all of 2020, according to the US government’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). Total ransomware-related financial activity may have reached $5.2 billion.…
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