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If they carried out the attack they would have had the private key in their possession.
by benmmurphy 5y ago
If they carried out the attack they would have had the private key in their possession.
- vmception 5y agogigglesnort or by "in possession of the private key" they mean "Coinbase generated the private key earlier and just gave it to the FBI" the amateur hour doesn't stop there though
- ajkdhcb2 5y agoThat was exactly my thought. Especially together with 'FBI Director Compares Ransomware to 9/11' articles like https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/fbi-chris-wray-ransomware-attacks-9-11 https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/fbi-chris-wray-ransom...
- briefcomment 5y agoOur "respected authorities" have been "predicting" this since last year [1]. [1]https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=0DKRvS-C04o https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=0DKRvS-C04o
- meowface 5y agoI love viewing comment histories of people who write posts like the above. They're always fun.
- briefcomment 5y agoThanks! You might find it interesting to know that, irl, I never talk about anything remotely conspiratorial. I live life like a normal person, and talk like this on forums as a hedge.