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How would the ransomware actors know the home address of a random Bitcoin wallet?
by valarauko 4y ago
How would the ransomware actors know the home address of a random Bitcoin wallet?
- NullPrefix 4y agoIt's easier to link a regular bank account with a home address
- labrador 4y agoMy policy is to never assume I am anonymous on the internet because I am not a security expert. From what I read, most people can be found. I'm basing this on the clever way they found Dread Pirate Roberts. https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/newyork/news/press-releases/ross-ulbricht-aka-dread-pirate-roberts-sentenced-in-manhattan-federal-court-to-life-in-prison https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/newyork/news/pr...
- valarauko 4y agoAFAIK, he wasn't found on the basis of his home address being figured out from his Bitcoin wallet. Could a determined state level actor hell-bent on tracking you down accomplish it, based just on a BTC wallet address? Dubious, but never say never. Could anybody short of a three letter agency do it? I don't think so.