Kaspersky Lab and INTERPOL presented research on how blockchain-based cryptocurrencies could be abused through the pollution of public decentralized databases with arbitrary data.
Kaspersky Security Bulletin 2014
In 2014, APT campaigns all over the world were uncovered; cybercriminals began to use new money-making techniques, such as infecting ATMs; there was a growing number of attacks launched against devices and operating systems which were once considered secure.