Bitcoin 比特幣

Bitcoin
繁：比特幣
简：比特币

網絡勒索軟件WannaCry繼續肆虐全球，本港亦不能倖免，警方昨日接一宗市民舉報，指檔案遭加密，勒索300美元比特幣。生產力促進局就收到17宗舉報攻擊個案及170宗求助。

WannaCry襲港　1人遭勒索比特幣（2017年5月16日）。經濟日報，取自 https://topick.hket.com/article/1811267/WannaCry襲港　1人遭勒索比特幣

Aside from dissuading victims from handing over money that may help fund further such attacks, they caution that it is not guaranteed the attackers will return control of people’s computers even if they pay the assailants in bitcoin, a digital currency favored in such ransomware attacks that can be difficult to trace.

With Ransomware, It’s Pay and Embolden Perpetrators, or Lose Precious Data. (2017, May 17). New York Times. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/17/technology/bitcoin-ransomware-pay-lose-data.html?_r=0