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In reply to the discussion: Colonial Pipeline Reportedly Paid $5M Ransom to Free Data System [View all]melm00se
(4,988 posts)48. Unfortunately
you would have to prove that.
The state cannot assume that the possessor of cryptocurrency is going to break the law.
Additionally, all it takes is one state to allow the exchange of cryptocurrency for legal tender and the system breaks down.
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No. RSA encryption means, without the unique key for that individual infection, you've had it.
PSPS
May 2021
#31
Especially since Colonial didn't HAVE to turn off the tap, but since they did, prices shot up. They
FailureToCommunicate
May 2021
#49
While that is true of some crypto currencies, others are much harder to trace....
getagrip_already
May 2021
#15
hint - cyber criminals don't use bitcoin, and it wasn't china..... n/t
getagrip_already
May 2021
#35
I don't understand why President Biden is to blame for a private company being hacked!
kimbutgar
May 2021
#46
This is terrorism and I hope Biden responds appropriately, like a drone-strike on the hackers homes.
Devil Child
May 2021
#63