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We applied for a job with a ransomware gang
- ec109685 5y agoIt’s too bad the story ended where it did. It seems like the authors could have handed their account over to authorities who could have disrupted that particular gang of cyber thieves.
- lukebuehler 5y agoMaybe they did notify the authorities but did not want to tip their hand? I certainly would do it that way. Also, plausible deniability if the gangsters get caught, and need a scapegoat.
- Const-me 5y agoThese people are Russians. I'm pretty sure authorities are aware. And they aren't disrupting, but taking a cut. Russian authorities smuggled cocaine using diplomatic cover: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/did-russian-spies-use-diplomatic-cover-to-run-a-global-cocaine-smuggling-operation/ar-BB19dYUA https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/did-russian-spies-use-d...
- gccs 5y agoAh, just like the CIA smuggled cocaine to fund the contras. Intelligence agencies are fun.
- senbarryobama 5y agoMakes my blood boil for technology to be used this way.
- ChainOfFools 5y agobased on the revelations in the article, the pivotal technology being used "this way" is Bitcoin, which is sadly not being misused at all, as it is designed to serve exactly this purpose.
- gccs 5y agoYes, a fully public ledger was "designed" to be used by criminals.
- celticninja 5y agoThere must be a bitcoin equivalent to Godwins Law. as an online discussion around cybercrime grows longer, the probability of someone blaming bitcoin increases.