I rag on it a lot, but holding larger companies' data for ransom is one area where Bitcoin and its many offspring have created genuine innovation.
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We need to find a way to repurpose ransomware as an antimonopoly tool. One reason the meat market is so vulnerable is that it's incredibly concentrated, as
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Personally, I'm excited to see the first ransomware attack that encrypts an entire blockchain. Most people run one of a few clients, and by definition they have to stay online, so this should be doable. Just remember to do them sequentially so there's a way to get paid.
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it’s not that ransomware was physically impossible before, but it significantly lowered the barrier to entry. fifteen years ago you needed a lot more than chutzpah and a computer to launder a million bucks
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My fear is that kidnappers will follow ransom hackers soon, that’s going to be something else
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