A Method for Blockchain Transactions Analysis

Victor Gabriel Reyes MacEdo, Moises Salinas Rosales, Gina Gallegos Garcia

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Abstract

A ransomware is a kind of malware used for digital extortion purposes, where victims must make a payment with acryptocurrency in exchange of information or compromised systems. This article presents a method to analyze thedynamic of Bitcoin transactions related to ransomware, through the representation of the blockchain as a directednetwork, and the measurement of the corresponding parameters, as well as statistical analysis and a transaction tracking.

Original languageEnglish
Article number8931194
Pages (from-to)1080-1087
Number of pages8
JournalIEEE Latin America Transactions
Volume17
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2019

Keywords

  • Bitcoin
  • Blockchain analysis
  • Payment network
  • Ransomware
  • WannaCry

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