Almost three quarters of ransomware money went to Russia-linked hackers in 2021, research claims

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Almost three quarters of ransomware money went to Russia-linked hackers in 2021, research claims

More than $400m worth of cryptocurrency went to chains linked to Russia, claims research

New research suggests that almost three quarters of money made through ransomware in 2021 went to Russia-linked hackers. The research carried out by blockchain data platform Chainalysis claims o...

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