Mornings With Mark

Cryptocurrencies have dropped in popularity and value but cybercriminals continue undeterred. Cryptocurrency plays an important role in the digital underground and provides a direct profit engine for cybercriminals when them compromise systems at scale. But the biggest thefts come via exchanges. Cryptocurrencies are just digital files and that means they are a high value, easy to get target for criminals. the report from Chainalysis, https://blog.chainalysis.com/2019-cryptocrime-review (sign-up required) Andrew Liptak for The Verge on the QuadrigaCX drama,https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/3/18209586/cryptocurrency-quadrigacx-loses-190-million-founder-died-password cryptojacking research from Trend Micro, https://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/security/news/cryptocurrency-mining