Sat, Feb 28, 2015

Cryptocurrencies: The Next Generation of Terrorist Financing?

Cybersecurity expert, Alan Brill, outlines how virtual currencies also known as “cryptocurrencies” are used globally for funds transfers in a paper published by NATO’s Centre of Excellence Defence Against Terrorism Review. Brill examines how the anonymity of virtual tender makes this vehicle attractive to cybercriminals, drug dealers, money launderers and those involved in global terrorism.

In this in-depth article, Brill explains the best practices for investigating these cases and bringing perpetrators to justice.

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