{"id":41671,"date":"2021-04-30T14:31:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-30T11:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=41671"},"modified":"2025-08-30T19:47:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T16:47:07","slug":"experts-urge-tougher-kyc-aml-procedures-to-combat-bitcoin-ransomware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/experts-urge-tougher-kyc-aml-procedures-to-combat-bitcoin-ransomware\/","title":{"rendered":"Experts urge tougher KYC\/AML procedures to combat Bitcoin ransomware"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A group of U.S. government and industry experts <a href=\"https:\/\/securityandtechnology.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IST-Ransomware-Task-Force_Final_Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u043f\u0440\u0435\u0434\u043b\u043e\u0436\u0438\u043b\u0430<\/a> to strengthen compliance with KYC\/AML procedures at an international level to reduce the number of ransomware attacks.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cGovernments should require cryptocurrency exchanges, brokers, and off-exchange platforms to comply with existing laws, including customer identification, anti-money laundering, and financing of terrorism,\u201d the task force report states.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The authors noted that most ransomware payments are demanded not in anonymous cryptocurrencies, but in Bitcoin due to its high liquidity, and that they use mixing services to conceal traces.<\/p>\n<p>In light of this, they recommended tougher requirements for cryptocurrency firms seeking money-transfer licenses and to stop payments to malware developers through closer cooperation with law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>These measures, the experts say, should be implemented internationally:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cLaws or capabilities of a single country will not be enough to combat this global threat.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The task force has received support from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the United Kingdom\u2019s National Cyber Security Centre, and Europol. DHS officials intend to implement a number of the recommendations proposed in the report.<\/p>\n<p>\u041f\u043e <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coveware.com\/blog\/q1-2020-ransomware-marketplace-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u0434\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u043c<\/a> \u043a\u043e\u043c\u043f\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0438 Coveware, \u0432 \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0432\u043e\u043c \u043a\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0442\u0430\u043b\u0435 2020 \u0433\u043e\u0434\u0430 99% \u043f\u043b\u0430\u0442\u0435\u0436\u0435\u0439 \u043e\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0430\u043c \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c-\u0432\u044b\u043c\u043e\u0433\u0430\u0442\u0435\u043b\u0435\u0439 \u0441\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0448\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0441\u044c \u0432 \u0431\u0438\u0442\u043a\u043e\u0438\u043d\u0435. \u0412 \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0432\u043e\u043c \u043a\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0442\u0430\u043b\u0435 2021 \u0433\u043e\u0434\u0430 \u0441\u0440\u0435\u0434\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u0440\u0430\u0437\u043c\u0435\u0440 \u0432\u044b\u043a\u0443\u043f\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u0438 \u0430\u0442\u0430\u043a\u0435 \u0432\u0438\u0440\u0443\u0441\u0430\u043c\u0438-\u0448\u0438\u0444\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043b\u044c\u0449\u0438\u043a\u0430\u043c\u0438 \u0434\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438\u0433 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coveware.com\/blog\/ransomware-attack-vectors-shift-as-new-software-vulnerability-exploits-abound\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$220 298 \u0432 \u043a\u0440\u0438\u043f\u0442\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043b\u044e\u0442\u0435<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u0412 \u0446\u0435\u043b\u0435\u0432\u0443\u044e \u0433\u0440\u0443\u043f\u043f\u0443 \u043f\u043e \u0431\u043e\u0440\u044c\u0431\u0435 \u0441 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c\u0430\u043c\u0438-\u0432\u044b\u043c\u043e\u0433\u0430\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044f\u043c\u0438 \u0432\u0445\u043e\u0434\u044f\u0442 \u0441\u0432\u044b\u0448\u0435 60 \u044d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0442\u043e\u0432 \u0438\u0437 \u043a\u043e\u043c\u043f\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0439-\u0440\u0430\u0437\u0440\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0442\u0447\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0432 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u0435\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f, \u0441\u043f\u0435\u0446\u0438\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0432 \u043f\u043e \u043a\u0438\u0431\u0435\u0440\u0431\u0435\u0437\u043e\u043f\u0430\u0441\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438, \u0444\u0438\u043d\u0430\u043d\u0441\u043e\u0432\u044b\u0445 \u043e\u0440\u0433\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0437\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0439, \u0433\u043e\u0441\u0443\u0434\u0430\u0440\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u0438 \u0430\u043a\u0430\u0434\u0435\u043c\u0438\u0447\u0435\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u0443\u0447\u0440\u0435\u0436\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0439, \u0430 \u0442\u0430\u043a\u0436\u0435 \u043f\u0440\u0435\u0434\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u0435\u0439 \u0433\u0440\u0430\u0436\u0434\u0430\u043d\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0430.<\/p>\n<p>Back in September 2020, [simple_tooltip content=\u2019Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)\u2019]FinCEN[\/simple_tooltip] called for tighter KYC\/AML procedures. Its proposals included <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/fincen-to-tighten-anti-money-laundering-rules-amid-rising-threats\">collection of personal information about the parties to transactions<\/a> and the transactions of clients of cryptocurrency companies.<\/p>\n<p>Representatives from a16z and Coinbase, as well as Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey, called these rules <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/jack-dorsey-a16z-and-coinbase-criticise-fincens-proposed-industry-regulation-rules\">draconian for the industry<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Follow ForkLog news on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ForkLog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A group of U.S. government and industry experts proposed strengthening compliance with KYC\/AML procedures at an international level to reduce the number of ransomware attacks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":41672,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1292,1154,36,26],"class_list":["post-41671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-aml-kyc","tag-crimes","tag-regulation","tag-usa"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"29","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41671","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41671"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41671\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41673,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41671\/revisions\/41673"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41672"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}