A Tale of Two Markets: Investigating the Ransomware Payments Economy
Kris Oosthoek, Jack Cable, Georgios Smaragdakis
Abstract
A data-driven, follow-the-money approach to characterize the ransomware ecosystem uncovers two parallel ransomware criminal markets: commodity ransomware and Ransomware as a Service (RaaS).
Topics & Concepts
RansomwarePaymentCommodityBusinessComputer scienceComputer securityMalwareFinanceCybercrime and Law Enforcement StudiesAdvanced Malware Detection TechniquesSpam and Phishing Detection