Ransomware
The Chainalysis 2025 Crypto Crime Report Preview (Part 2): Podcast Ep. 156
Darknet Markets, North Korean hackers, scams and ransomware. We cover it all in part 2 of our exclusive Crypto Crime…
Bridging The Public-Private Sector Gap in Crypto: Podcast Ep. 150
Welcome to season 3 of the Public Key podcast! New Season, New Hosts, New Look. “We should be able to…
United States’ OFAC, United Kingdom’s FCDO, and Australia’s DFAT Jointly Sanction Zservers for Facilitating Ransomware Attacks
On February 11, 2025, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the United Kingdom’s…
35% Year-over-Year Decrease in Ransomware Payments, Less than Half of Recorded Incidents Resulted in Victim Payments
The ransomware landscape experienced significant changes in 2024, with cryptocurrency continuing to play a central role in extortion. However, the…
2025 Crypto Crime Trends: Illicit Volumes Portend Record Year as On-Chain Crime Becomes Increasingly Diverse and Professionalized
In recent years, cryptocurrency has become increasingly mainstream. Although illicit activity on-chain previously revolved heavily around cybercrime, cryptocurrency is now…
Operation Hackstone: Cross-Border Crypto Investigations: Podcast Ep. 137
Episode 137 of the Public Key podcast is here! Traditional financial crime has evolved from robbing banks to now draining…
OFAC Designates Russia-Based Cybercrime Syndicate, Evil Corp, in Joint Effort with UK’s FCDO and Australia’s DFAT
On 1 October, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the UK’s Foreign Commonwealth…
2024 Crypto Crime Mid-year Update Part 1: Cybercrime Climbs as Exchange Thieves and Ransomware Attackers Grow Bolder
Key findings Aggregate illicit activity on-chain has dropped by almost 20% year-to-date, demonstrating that legitimate activity is growing more quickly…
Operation Cronos: Infiltrating the LockBit Ransomware Syndicate: Podcast Ep. 122
Episode 122 of the Public Key podcast is here. Ever wonder what goes into taking down the world’s biggest ransomware…
Ransomware and the Crypto Threat Landscape in 2024: Podcast Ep. 113
Episode 113 of the Public Key podcast is here and this is our “Live from Links” series, where we showcase…
International Agencies Sanction Russian National Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev, Leader of Cybercrime Group LockBit, for Developing and Distributing Ransomware
On May 7, 2024, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Russian national…
Examining the Impact of Ransomware Disruptions: Qakbot, LockBit, and BlackCat
A historic surge of ransomware incidents and payment totals in 2023 was not without resistance, as significant actions were taken…
How Ukrainian Cyber Police are Fighting Russian Hackers – Ep. 106
Episode 106 of the Public Key podcast is here and this is our “Live from Links” series, where we showcase…
2024 Chainalysis Crypto Crime Report Preview – Ep. 97
Episode 97 of the Public Key podcast is here! The highly anticipated Chainalysis 2024 Crypto Crime Report is being downloaded…
U.S. and U.K. Disrupt Lockbit Ransomware Group and Indict Two Russian Nationals While OFAC Levies Sanctions
On February 20, 2024, the U.K.’s National Crime Agency (NCA), alongside the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), announced the disruption of…