NetWalker Ransomware Gang Is Storing $7M in Bitcoin in SegWit Cold Storage

NetWalker ransomware, which last week triggered cybersecurity flash warnings from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), has extorted $25 million in bitcoin from its victims during the months of the pandemic, according to a report by McAfee and CipherTrace.

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