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Ransomware is not an innovation that came as a result of cryptocurrency, it was just accelerated by it. If you kill cryptocurrency, I guarantee the only thing i
by doopy1 5y ago
Ransomware is not an innovation that came as a result of cryptocurrency, it was just accelerated by it. If you kill cryptocurrency, I guarantee the only thing it will do is increase the amount of the average ransom, because they will be harder to pay and to receive. Also, ransomware is a drop in the bucket compared to other attacks like business email compromise, which often go unreported.
- zkmon 5y agoYou might be invested in crypto. But that should not prevent you from seeing simple reasons and accepting that crypto helps crime. Would you?
- swebs 5y agoSo does cash, but its not like I'm clamoring to outlaw that.
- doopy1 5y agoYes, I am invested in crypto, and yes, I agree that crypto makes some forms of crime easier. There is no denying that, but I stand by my opinion regarding ransomware. Ransomware does not exist because of crypto, it's just the method of payment. If crypto goes away, then the method of payment will become more complicated, which in turn will likely make the ransoms higher, and the turn around times slower.