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Explained: How cryptocurrency turbocharged the cybercrime racket

Cryptocurrency and the exchanges where digital currency can be traded anony­mously have emerged as key tools for the cyber extortionists

Jamie Tarabay | Bloomberg Bloomberg
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Cyberattacks using ransomware are incre­asing in frequency, and ransom payments made to the hackers are swelling as well. Cryptocurrency and the exchanges where digital currency can be traded anon
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First Published: Jul 05 2021 | 10:09 PM IST

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