The Dark-Side of Cryptocurrency

In this episode, Jared Peck, Senior Threat Researcher at Proofpoint, explains cryptocurrency and how bad actors are causing trouble with these new decentralized, anonymous currencies.
Join us as we discuss:
Credential harvesting and phishing
Malicious campaigns and extortion
Digital money laundering


Resources:
https://www.proofpoint.com/us/blog/threat-insight/how-cyber-criminals-target-cryptocurrency
https://twitter.com/ChicagoCyber/status/1521492543707430912
https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2022/01/iranian-apt-muddywater-targets-turkey.html
https://www.proofpoint.com/us/podcasts/threat-digest#113131
https://www.proofpoint.com/us/blog/threat-insight/advance-fee-fraud-emergence-elaborate-crypto-schemes


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