3 ms·
If there's a compromised machine, the scammer can drain the victim's bank accounts and cost them far more than an electricity bill, and/or mine cryptocurrency d
by throw10920 5y ago
If there's a compromised machine, the scammer can drain the victim's bank accounts and cost them far more than an electricity bill, and/or mine cryptocurrency directly. Regardless, their spam-sending rate will still be significantly decreased.
So, this argument is completely invalid.
- throw0101a 5y ago> If there's a compromised machine, the scammer can drain the victim's bank accounts […] Not if the machine is a server and was gotten into via (e.g.) a bug in a web app. I don't know about you, but I don't keep my bank account information on the LAMP systems I sysadmin.
- throw10920 5y agoThat part of the post was specifically about consumer devices. You missed the rest: > and/or mine cryptocurrency directly. Regardless, their spam-sending rate will still be significantly decreased Your argument remains invalid.