In episode 128 of Cybersecurity Where You Are, Sean Atkinson is joined by Joshua Palsgraf, Senior Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) Analyst at the Center for Internet Security® (CIS®). Together, they examine how cyber threat actors use cryptocurrency for financial fraud and how professionals like Joshua track this illicit activity. Here are some highlights from our episode:

• 01:35. What a data-driven approach to CTI looks like
• 02:47. What makes cryptocurrency useful in the digital economy, including for financial fraud
• 06:50. How cryptocurrency-related financial crime compares to traditional forms of fraud
• 13:20. Examples of cryptocurrency theft and its use in facilitating ransomware attacks
• 27:24. Tooling and forensic methods that are being used to track crypto fraud/scams
• 31:40. The need to build awareness around financial crime in the digital economy

Resources

• Episode 77: Data's Value to Decision-Making in Cybersecurity
• 2023 Cryptocurrency Fraud Report Released
• 2025 Crypto Crime Trends: Illicit Volumes Portend Record Year as On-Chain Crime Becomes Increasingly Diverse and Professionalized
• Suspected Lazarus subgroup behind DMM crypto heist
• Episode 126: A Day in the Life of a CTI Analyst
• Combatting Ransomware
• Episode 124: The Many Layers of a Malware Takedown Operation

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