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Isn’t it already extremely difficult to know whether you’re committing a felony by paying a ransom? You’re sending millions of dollars in bitcoins to an unident
by giaour 5y ago
Isn’t it already extremely difficult to know whether you’re committing a felony by paying a ransom? You’re sending millions of dollars in bitcoins to an unidentified group of known felons; if they are (or are affiliated with) a group dedicated to the violent overthrow of a government, then congratulations, you’ve just provided material support to a terrorist organization.
The US Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control specifically warns about the legal risk you take by paying a ransom here: https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/126/ofac_ransomware_advisory_10012020_1.pdf https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/126/ofac_ransomware_a...
- russian-hacker 5y agoNo different to paying your US taxes to fund the same thing.
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- dmfb 5y ago“The [US government] is the world’s biggest terrorist organization.” –Noam Chomsky Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=vRbnPA3fd5U https://youtube.com/watch?v=vRbnPA3fd5U