This Bitcoin address was named in 2 public crypto scam reports: Ransomware. First reported 2026-04-22. Last updated 2026-10-17.

BlackMatter ransomware payment address bc1q285526… ($4,070,929 received)

Scam type: Ransomware
Chain: Bitcoin
Reported: 2026-10-15
Last updated: 2026-10-17

Ransomware payment address attributed to the BlackMatter ransomware family by Ransomwhere (crowdsourced ransomware payment tracker, ransomwhe.re). Bitcoin address bc1q2855268hg3lm34qwk5jvnnjm762ef8rkdvyjez received 2 payment transaction(s) totalling 96.38631200 BTC (~$4,070,929 USD at time of payment per Ransomwhere), between 2021-07-30 and 2021-07-30 (UTC). One report per payment address; no victim information is included. Source: api.ransomwhe.re/export (fetched 2026-10-14); explorer: https://mempool.space/address/bc1q2855268hg3lm34qwk5jvnnjm762ef8rkdvyjez. Confidence: Medium — single…

BlackMatter Ransomware Payment Address

Scam type: Ransomware
Chain: Bitcoin
Reported: 2026-04-22
Last updated: 2026-04-22

Bitcoin address used by BlackMatter ransomware to collect ransom payments from victims. Verified with 2 confirmed on-chain transaction(s) totaling $4,070,928.60 USD. Source: Cable, Jack. (2024). Ransomwhere: A Crowdsourced Ransomware Payment Dataset (1.1.0) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6512122