Ransomware attackers are increasingly asking for payments in privacy coins like monero (XMR), while still mostly accepting bitcoin (BTC) payments but with a premium, per a new report.
According to the report by CipherTrace, a crypto intelligence company, demanding ransomware payments in XMR has been a trend among attackers in 2021.
“Most of the groups and strains listed as using XMR are relatively new,”…
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