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it doesn’t work without the internet or strong open source cryptography either
by nyolfen 7y ago
it doesn’t work without the internet or strong open source cryptography either
- root_axis 7y agoDon't you see the obvious logical failure of that rebuttal?
- nyolfen 7y agois the failure "i don't see cryptographers as my ideological opponents"? ransomware existed before bitcoin; it used moneypak, western union and similar services as the payment vehicle.
- magduf 7y agoIt also doesn't work too well without Microsoft Windows.
- nyolfen 7y agoyou will be pleased to learn there are ransomware families that target macos and linux as well
- magduf 7y agoCitation needed for the Linux one. People have been telling me for decades now that "there's viruses for Linux too!" but I've never seen any actual malware that actually affects desktop Linux. It's like the Yeti.