How Monero, a cryptocurrency that obscures the sender and receiver, is increasingly being used by ransomware gangs wary of bitcoin’s traceability (Hannah Murphy/Financial Times)

Hannah Murphy / Financial Times:
How Monero, a cryptocurrency that obscures the sender and receiver, is increasingly being used by ransomware gangs wary of bitcoin’s traceability  —  Untraceable ‘privacy coin’ is rising in popularity among ransomware gangs, posing problems for law enforcement