Patent ID: 11888892
Assignee: CIPHERTRACE, INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 14:
15. A method for cryptocurrency-based malware detection, the method comprising:
analyzing a screenshot of a ransomware note displayed on an end user device, associated with a cryptocurrency-based malware or ransomware attack;
based on the analyzing, identifying a cryptocurrency payment address of the cryptocurrency-based malware or ransomware attack;
identifying additional cryptocurrency addresses included in a sample code of the cryptocurrency-based malware or ransomware attack;
storing the additional cryptocurrency addresses to a malware or ransomware attack database;
tracing a ransom payment paid to the cryptocurrency payment address in response to the cryptocurrency-based malware or ransomware attack;
based on the tracing of the ransom payment paid to the cryptocurrency payment address, storing the cryptocurrency payment address in the malware or ransomware attack database;
identifying a proposed cryptocurrency transaction that includes an address that is included in the malware or ransomware attack database; and
denying the proposed cryptocurrency transaction.