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reykjabitch t1_iwhkskz wrote

Reply to comment by badillustrations in Australia to consider banning ransomware payments by giuliomagnifico

The point is that the government doesn't know what is vs. what is not a ransomware payment, and has no way of knowing, so what's the point of making it illegal.

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badillustrations t1_iwhte0v wrote

Are you saying because it won't automatically be disclosed, why bother to make it illegal? Aren't most laws not automatically detectable by authorities so they open an investigation?

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comegetsumFUCKing t1_iwhqoqp wrote

no, the person you’re replying to has it correct. Tell me, what is hard to define about a ransomware attack? You get hacked, the data is locked and you have to pay a ransom to unlock it.

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quettil t1_iwn2b3i wrote

The company would have to buy the bitcoin, and then you have proof.

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