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They know that they can and will be found, and are running scared. In general ransomware works because it takes a lot of resources to find the criminals behind
by specialp 5y ago
They know that they can and will be found, and are running scared. In general ransomware works because it takes a lot of resources to find the criminals behind it. And generally there's not enough resources to do this. But once it hits a level where it creates a widespread national problem, it becomes more of an act of war. Then you get people involved that aren't just law enforcement and have tools that aren't available to law enforcement with large budgets.
- ttul 5y agoNot to mention diplomatic channels to apply pressure on local governments that may have previously lacked the impetus to do anything about these groups.
- jl2718 5y agoI don’t understand how ransom ware works at all. The address is known well in advance, so a miner knows they might face sanction of their own coins for including it in their block. Not worth it.
- snypher 5y agoRunning scared though? I see this as the dash from 2nd plate to 3rd. If you're going to ditch your servers and wash your coins you might as well make it seem like you were compromised. I don't think there's any fear here as they surely must have anticipated the consequences.