In recent years, ransomware has been one of the most notorious malware targeting end-
users, governments, and business organizations. It has become a very profitable business …

Although ransomware has been around since the early days of personal computers, its
sophistication and aggression have increased substantially over the years. Ransomware, as …

As the Internet has transformed into a critical infrastructure, society has become more
vulnerable to its security flaws. Despite substantial efforts to address many of these …

Internet of things architecture is the integration of real-world objects and places with the
internet. This booming in technology is bringing ease in our lifestyle and making formerly …

Ransomware can prevent a user from accessing a device and its files until a ransom is paid
to the attacker, most frequently in Bitcoin. With over 500 known ransomware families, it has …

Analysis of blockchain data is useful for both scientific research and commercial
applications. We present BlockSci, an open-source software platform for blockchain …

Ransomware is an epidemic that adversely affects the lives of both individuals and large
companies, where criminals demand payments to release infected digital assets. In the …

Ransomware is malware that encrypts the victim's data and demands a ransom for a
decryption key. The increasing number of ransomware families and their variants renders …

In a blockchain-based system, data and the consensus-based process of recording and
updating them over distributed nodes are central to enabling the trustless multi-party …

Since the inception of Bitcoin in 2009, the market of cryptocurrencies has grown beyond the
initial expectations, as witnessed by the thousands of tokenised assets available on the …