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Maybe you’re a state actor and a ransom demand, at least an overt one, is not your objective.
by wrycoder 5y ago
Maybe you’re a state actor and a ransom demand, at least an overt one, is not your objective.
- cherryturnover 5y agoMy mind went there as well. Say I'm an affluent oligarch shorting major companies. I'd paying the ransom group to massively attack the company or various companies. Then cash out during the chaos.
- whimsicalism 5y agoYes, except for the fact that we don't hear about most of these attacks because both the attacker and attacked keep them quiet. That doesn't jive with your market manipulation hypothesis.