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Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2018 20:23:45 -0700
Charlie Osborne for Zero Day (7 Jun 2018)
Carbon Black research suggests that as interest in cryptocurrency rises,
so does the market for weapons to steal it.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/cryptocurrency-theft-malware-is-now-an-economy-worth-millions/
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The researchers estimate that over the past six months alone, a total of
$1.1 billion has been stolen in cryptocurrency-related thefts, and
approximately 12,000 marketplaces in the underbelly of the Internet are
fueling this trend.
In total, there are roughly 34,000 products and services on sale that are
related to cryptocurrency theft, ranging from just over a dollar in price to
$224, with an average cost of around $10.
"The available dark web marketplaces represent a $6.7 million illicit economy built from cryptocurrency-related malware development and sales," the researchers say.