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The hacker group gives part of their profit to charity and does not attack hospitals or non-profits.

• TomGullen 5y ago
  AKA their PR budget If they also prove they donated to charity via Bitcoin I would assume some legal rights for the victims to claim this money back off the charities. (And it looks like they've given $20k USD to date which is probably a paltry amount for what they've been extracting https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-54591761 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-54591761)
  • crazypython 5y ago
    Chill. Why would they need positive PR? Exactly how does that help them? They are attacking large profitable corporations and sharing some money with charities. They're helping solve inequality.
    • TomGullen 5y ago
      Exactly, PR to try to portray them as the Robin Hoods of the digital age which it sounds you've bought right on into.
    • TchoBeer 5y ago
      Sounds like you summed up exactly why they need good PR. If they spin it well they can be Robin Hood, if they spin it poorly they're common criminals.
  • mxcrossb 5y ago
    More like buying indulgences
• Gorbzel 5y ago
  No legitimate charity would keep funds donated by criminals in order to justify their means.
  • crazypython 5y ago
    No legitimate Open Source Initiative would keep funds donated by proprietary software developer Microsoft in order to justify their means. I bet charities take money from disreputable sources all the time.
• cout 5y ago
  At first I thought you were kidding, but I looked it up and it is true: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-54591761 https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-54591761