Cybercriminals using CryptoWall ransomware version 3 have collectively cleared a cool $325 million. Mikko Hypponen, chief research officer of Helsinki-based security firm F-Secure, asks: “Do we already have cybercrime unicorns?” Cybersecurity expert Alan Woodward says 40 percent of all criminal-to-criminal money transfers use cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin transactions reportedly remain tough to trace, especially for law enforcement agencies that want to “follow the money” from attack to attacker (see How Do We Catch Cybercrime Kingpins?).”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/blogs/i-believe-in-cybercrime-unicorns-p-2033