# Government, Industry Enforces Cryptocurrency Regulation for Better Tracking of Ransomware Cases

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/government-industry-enforces-cryptocurrency-regulation-for-better-tracking-of-ransomware-cases/
- Published: 2021-05-04T10:00:55-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo caption: Ransomware cases online. Photo credit: Pexels / Soumil Kumar. Article by Sophie Webster. This article is owned by Tech Times – April 29, 2021. The government and industry officials are currently being faced with surging cases of ransomware, a type of cyber crime wherein attackers would enrcypt the target’s network and demand for financial ransom for the decryption key. Both the industry and government officials are planning to pass a stricter cryptocurrency regulation as they see it as the key to combat the ransomware issue. […] Click here to view original web page at www.techtimes.com Curated by Theresa Wysocki See Full Bio