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Cryptocurrency is absolutely an enabler of ransomware. Is there any ransomware that extorts money in a form other than cryptocurrency? And yes, who would have
by jl6 5y ago
Cryptocurrency is absolutely an enabler of ransomware. Is there any ransomware that extorts money in a form other than cryptocurrency?
And yes, who would have thought that running useless hash functions on your computer could have enormous global externalities?
Compute what you like on your own computer, but sending the results is intentionally participating in a worldwide crimewave and environmental disaster.
- betwixthewires 5y agoCryptocurrency is a tool that is useful to ransomware perpetrators. That's not the same as being an enabler, unless you want to classify computers and digital data storage as enablers of ransomware.