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Cryptocurrencies: How can organizations mitigate the risks of ransomware attacks?

Ransomware gangs are becoming more sophisticated and are now targeting weaknesses in cryptocurrencies.

Ransomware gangs are becoming more sophisticated and are now targeting weaknesses in cryptocurrencies. Image: Unsplash/Christin Hume

Alpesh Bhudia
Doctoral Researcher in Cyber Security, Royal Holloway University of London
Anna Cartwright
Principal Lecturer in Accounting, Finance and Economics, Oxford Brookes University
Darren Hurley-Smith
Senior Lecturer in Information Security, Royal Holloway University of London
Edward Cartwright
Professor of Economics, De Montfort University
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