Research is suggesting that the number of ransomware incidents has risen in 2019. The payment method of choice for the majority of this cybercrime is cryptocurrency, predominantly bitcoin. Could BTC price fluctuations be linked to the increase in this online nefarious activity?
https://bitcoinist.com/could-ransomware-be-driving-up-bitcoin-prices/It is true that ransomware forces people to pay before letting them reaccess their folders on their computers etc. . But the thing is that it is not that easy to drive up Bitcoin price dramatically by doing that.