Hackers have cashed out on more than $143,000 worth of bitcoin relating to ransoms paid from the massive WannaCry cyber-attack earlier this year. <\/p>\n
Bitcoin payments made by victims of the WannaCry ransomware attack which totaled 52.2 BTC (around $143,000) were withdrawn from online wallets overnight. <\/p>\n
This was confirmed by Elliptic, a London-based start-up that helps law enforcement authorities track down criminals using the cryptocurrency. <\/p>\n
The last withdrawal of the virtual cash was made at 3:25 am on Thursday, according to Elliptic. <\/p>\n
Tom Robinson, Elliptic's co-founder, noted that the company believes the bitcoins being withdrawn are being converted into a separate cryptocurrency. <\/p>\n
\"We're following the movement of funds being sent out of the WannaCry wallets,\" Robinson told CNBC via email. <\/p>\n
\"We believe some of these funds are being converted into Monero, a privacy-focused cryptocurrency. We continue to work with law enforcement to support their efforts in tracing ownership of these funds.\" <\/p>\n
The balance of all of the wallets associated with the ransomware attack is now zero. <\/p>\n
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More: Hackers have cashed out on more than $143,000 worth of bitcoin relating to ransoms paid from the massive WannaCry cyber-attack earlier this year. Bitcoin payments made by victims of the WannaCry ransomware attack which totaled 52.2 BTC (around $143,000) were withdrawn from online wallets overnight. This was confirmed by Elliptic, a London-based start-up that helps law enforcement authorities track down criminals using the cryptocurrency. Continue reading
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