It's possible. I remember reading about forums on the dark net a while ago where some hackers were advertising their services where you pay them bitcoin and the

It's possible. I remember reading about forums on the dark net a while ago where some hackers were advertising their services where you pay them bitcoin and they plant child porn on any target's computer. Then presumably you report them to the FBI or whatever and they are arrested. You know the rest. If hackers can encrypt your entire hard drive holding it ransom without you knowing, this attack seems even easier.