Research paper on crypto currencies 7 papers excluding title and reference 1.APA style 2.advantages and disadvantages of cryptocurrencies 3. Evolution of crypto currencies 4. How crypto currency causes Attacks 5. Troubles of using crypto currencies The trouble with Cryptocurrencies Cryptocurrency was a “killer app” and enabled and fueled the growth of ransomware and related ransom threats in 2017. This will continue to grow in 2018 to include holding identities for ransom. Users will receive emails or phone calls telling them that their SSNs and other information has been compromised (with evidence) and then instructed to pay via bitcoin to prevent the data from being leaked—Michael Klatt, VP of research and development, DomainTools In 2018, a major vulnerability will topple the value of one of the popular cryptocurrencies, causing it to effectively “die”. Cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and Monero, maintain total market capital of over $1 billion, which makes them a more appealing target for hackers as their market value increases. Several hacks against Ethereum have temporarily dropped its value in the past few years – we predict that in 2018, a major hack against one of these cryptocurrencies will damage public confidence to the extent that it never recovers—Marc Laliberte, Information Security Threat Analyst, WatchGuard Technologies [Bonus Update] 2018 will pose security challenges to cryptocurrencies. 2018 will also see a slew of vulnerabilities like the flaw with Parity and the Ethereum currency that led one developer to lose $300 million in cryptocurrency. With cryptocurrencies becoming more mainstream, 2018 will also see more malicious activity and malware of the sort that allowed hackers to copy and replace data with CryptoShuffler. Hackers swapped legitimate owners addresses with the hacker’s address, as if a crypto transaction had occurred. Despite these dangers, cryptocurrencies will grow with many smaller transactions taking place--Michael Shalyt, CEO and Co-Founder, Aperio System ...