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Crooks made $50,000 in a few weeks with CryptXXX Ransomware

Security experts from the firm SentinelOne monitored a recent CryptXXX Ransomware campaign that allowed crooks to make $50,000 in a few weeks. The gang made around $49,700 from the payment of ransoms between June 4 and June 21, 2016, the money were all collected through the same Bitcoin. The experts counted 61 payments for a total amount of 70 Bitcoin (roughly $35,000) from 61 payments. Since April, CryptXXX has rapidly evolved, experts believe it will continue to threaten users worldwide.”]

Source: https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/48796/cyber-crime/cryptxxx-ransomware.html

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