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I don’t even think extorting money out of the victims is even the worst thing they can do. What if they use it to coerce the victims to act as pawns or sleeper
by SilasX 6y ago
I don’t even think extorting money out of the victims is even the worst thing they can do. What if they use it to coerce the victims to act as pawns or sleeper agents in crimes? You could get them to plant weapons, rob banks, kill people, all in ways that have the actual mastermind several degrees removed.
- x86_64Ubuntu 6y agoI think you are overthinking it. Most folks just want the money, and aren't some mastermind sitting in a lair looking for pawns. The only exceptions I can think of would be intelligence operations, where such blackmail could pay longterm dividends, but in that case the money isn't the goal.
- ctoth 6y agoOr an AI https://slatestarcodex.com/2015/04/07/no-physical-substrate-no-problem/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2015/04/07/no-physical-substrate-...
- bluGill 6y agoRight now. However there are a few nations with the resources and motivation to pull this off. You might not personally be worth a lot to them, but when the cost is low they can make something of it.
- sbarker 6y agoI saw that Black Mirror, I couldn't make the leap to it happening in real life... Maybe I just don't get it.
- rolph 6y agothe trollface meme was sent to that guys phone in the end. i took it to mean it was extreme trollcraft, rather than money motivation.
- gruez 6y agoSounds like the plot to a black mirror episode https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shut_Up_and_Dance_(Black_Mirror) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shut_Up_and_Dance_(Black_Mirro...
- throway98752343 6y agoExtracting Bitcoin is already difficult. But if the kompromat is child porn-level illegal than you could be right.