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Originally Posted by lezinterracial
Seems to be the most common way to extort and ransom now. Ransomware from crypto-lockers.
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This only speaks to the strength of bitcoin. No amount of regulation can stop
this kind of extortion from taking place. Making it harder to trade your fiat for bitcoin does not make it harder to extort money out of some idiot who is too stupid to properly secure his computer. It only makes it harder for said idiot to get the bitcoin to pay the extortionist. Not only that, but it
sets up anyone who might try to help the idiot.