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The amount of value it produces for the theif is equal to the amount of value it takes away from the company
by TchoBeer 5y ago
The amount of value it produces for the theif is equal to the amount of value it takes away from the company
- Hjfrf 5y agoGenerally much less, if you're taking into account all the wasted time/energy.
- trasz 5y agoMillion dollars stolen from, say, Bezos, is worth less than that to the thief?
- TchoBeer 5y agoWe can have a discussion about ethics and utility if it's a starving person stealing from Jeff Bezos, but these ransomware firms are large-scale organizations just like the companies they're stealing from.
- trasz 5y agoSure, but it still doesn’t mean the money somehow “loose their value”. It’s just a money transfer between companies; a financial transaction, just a one that’s unlawful.