Ransomware Victims Paid $460 Million in First Half of 2024
August 20, 2024 at 08:24AM Chainalysis reported an increase in ransomware payments and stolen cryptocurrency in the first half of 2024. While illegal on-chain activity decreased by 20%, ransomware payments rose by 2% to $459.8 million. The median ransom payment increased from $200,000 to $1.5 million. Stolen cryptocurrency losses reached $1.58 billion by July 2024, … Read more