ElectroHunt Part 2: Ukraine Obsession with Crypto Continues

By Jeremiah O’Connor and Peter Kacherginsky

In Electrohunt Part 1, we outlined the recent phishing and malware campaigns targeting the Bitcoin Simple Payment Verification wallet Electrum. In this portion we will discuss the continued onslaught by these financially motivated criminals on the Electrum network and its users. We will analyze some of the different actors and trends we are seeing as of late in the criminal cryptosphere. Additionally we will talk about the detection methodology we are building, and will trace some of…