Cryptocurrency: A Gold Mine for Open-Source Intelligence
That investigation, which Bambenek jokingly dubs a dumpster fire, is ongoing. Bambenek, who runs his own consulting firm and is a vice president at the threat intelligence firm ThreatSTOP, needed a distraction from it. So he turned to bitcoin.
The virtual currency has become the favored means of exchange for cybercriminals and those avoiding the restrictions of traditional banking.