When we published our latest Crypto Crime Report a few months ago, we noted that
ransomware was 2020’s fastest-growing segment of cryptocurrency-related crime, with victim
payments to attackers growing 311% to reach nearly $350 million worth of cryptocurrency.
Since then, Chainalysis joined the Institute for Security and Technology’s Ransomware Task
Force. Together, the task force put out a report sizing up the ransomware problem and making recommendations on how
governments around the world can address it.