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You want me to double your budget so you can get the same amount of work done?
by DriverDaily 3y ago
You want me to double your budget so you can get the same amount of work done?
- londons_explore 3y agoDo add a zero the the budget while you're at it please!
- _cenw 3y agoAnd probably triple the number of exploits burned on senseless misdirection.
- jerf 3y agoIntelligence does not get funded the same way that everything else does. It has a history of being self-funding if necessary. This could easily all be funded off the books via a third department that simply straight-up acts as a conventional ransomware attacker. I would be deeply unsurprised most ransomware payouts ultimately land in some intelligence budget for some country somewhere.
- ciupicri 3y agoRumors say that North Korea is behind some ransomware.
- supriyo-biswas 3y agoYup. For example, the US government recently sold $215M in BTC originally seized from Silk Road operators[1]. [1] https://decrypt.co/125081/us-government-dumps-seized-silk-road-bitcoin?amp=1 https://decrypt.co/125081/us-government-dumps-seized-silk-ro...
- Thorrez 3y agoThat has nothing to do with ransomware.
- brazzledazzle 3y agoI think it’s more about how intelligence agencies can self fund.
- Thorrez 3y agoRunning a conventional ransomware scheme is a bit different from arresting a drug dealer and taking his money.
- RetpolineDrama 3y ago>It has a history of being self-funding if necessary. Cocaine Import Agency