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AllyCat

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23. Uh, no. Not pro-Putin. Try reading it again.

Thu May 13, 2021, 02:40 PM

May 2021

Completely agree with the poster. The American people get screwed and the corporation can do it again and probably make some money in the process. Unbridled American capitalism at work again...for the corporations!

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Colonial Pipeline Reportedly Paid $5M Ransom to Free Data System [View all] TomCADem May 2021 OP

US cybersecurity experts will be interested in the decrytion key Deminpenn May 2021 #1

The decryption key is unique to each infection. PSPS May 2021 #6

Would think it's like bombs, though Deminpenn May 2021 #28

No. RSA encryption means, without the unique key for that individual infection, you've had it. PSPS May 2021 #31

I would think this, right here, Miguelito Loveless May 2021 #2

Exactly. What legitimate purpose does cryptocurrency serve... TomCADem May 2021 #5

When I ask this of crypto proponents Miguelito Loveless May 2021 #8

It serves the purpose DENVERPOPS May 2021 #19

How does cryptocurrency end money laundering by the white collar mob? AllyCat May 2021 #22

Actually, they have a perfect money laundry in London Warpy May 2021 #27

Two legitimate purposes Tom JohnSJ May 2021 #32

You forgot buying illegal items off the Dark Web... jmowreader May 2021 #61

Gosh, it is sooooo flexible JohnSJ May 2021 #62

The genie is out of the bottle melm00se May 2021 #25

Seems to me this only works if Miguelito Loveless May 2021 #39

Unfortunately melm00se May 2021 #48

All banks must deal withe Federal Reserve Miguelito Loveless May 2021 #60

Or regulate it. ffr May 2021 #43

Of course, consumers will repay the ransom. ProudMNDemocrat May 2021 #3

Especially since Colonial didn't HAVE to turn off the tap, but since they did, prices shot up. They FailureToCommunicate May 2021 #49

"untraceable cryptocurrency" is a widely-believed falsehood PSPS May 2021 #4

While that is true of some crypto currencies, others are much harder to trace.... getagrip_already May 2021 #15

They're all traceable. PSPS May 2021 #26

The FB( cracked Tor Warpy May 2021 #29

China? Virtually all ransomware attacks originate in russia or eastern europe. PSPS May 2021 #30

I read it earlier, now I can't find the article Warpy May 2021 #37

hint - cyber criminals don't use bitcoin, and it wasn't china..... n/t getagrip_already May 2021 #35

not all are as easy to track as bitcoin..... getagrip_already May 2021 #38

They're all traceable. Don't believe the sizzle. PSPS May 2021 #45

and aes 2048 can be broken - but.... getagrip_already May 2021 #56

tRump gave the words crime pays a whole new meaning. nt yaesu May 2021 #7

Now, can they follow the money? ancianita May 2021 #9

Putin's hold on Trump still intact Chainfire May 2021 #10

Guess who lost here! 3825-87867 May 2021 #11

Post removed Post removed May 2021 #13

Excuse me? 3825-87867 May 2021 #16

Uh, no. Not pro-Putin. Try reading it again. AllyCat May 2021 #23

Thank you Allycat 3825-87867 May 2021 #50

The cost is passed along DENVERPOPS May 2021 #17

The UCA? The United Cities of America? AllyCat May 2021 #24

United Corporations of America DENVERPOPS May 2021 #57

many businesses have cyber insurance neohippie May 2021 #44

The insurance premiums are probably DENVERPOPS May 2021 #58

I agree rockfordfile May 2021 #59

We need to get serious TheFarseer May 2021 #12

Either someone is lying to us Rocknation May 2021 #14

Should be an instant and lethal visit The Mouth May 2021 #18

Ex-Pres. seems pretty cool with Extorsion. Of course. Evolve Dammit May 2021 #20

So the criminals have a name now? Shanti Shanti Shanti May 2021 #21

A nice attack on the Russian oil and gas industry would be nice. roamer65 May 2021 #33

i really hope they had not. barbtries May 2021 #34

The vast majority of these ransomware attacks neohippie May 2021 #36

Gee, I wonder who needed and got the money bucolic_frolic May 2021 #40

Equates to pennies for them. Traildogbob May 2021 #41

$5M more to hire more talent and improve their ransomeware practices ffr May 2021 #42

I don't understand why President Biden is to blame for a private company being hacked! kimbutgar May 2021 #46

This message was self-deleted by its author kimbutgar May 2021 #47

This message was self-deleted by its author hamsterjill May 2021 #51

That seems to be the going rate DFW May 2021 #52

"(K)nowledgeable sources" doesn't necessarily mean truthful sources FBaggins May 2021 #53

Fire the CEO and reduce his termination pay by $5M. Then, we will NCjack May 2021 #54

so, now they will be embolden to do more of this . AllaN01Bear May 2021 #55

This is terrorism and I hope Biden responds appropriately, like a drone-strike on the hackers homes. Devil Child May 2021 #63