US has recovered ransom payment made after pipeline hack (news.yahoo.com) 3 points by fspeech 5y ago ↗ HN
[–] fspeech 5y ago ↗ What is the exact mechanism of recovery? Does this mean that DOJ has found the person controlling the wallet?As for implications:1. Does this reduce the utility of Bitcoin to criminal organizations?2. Does this incentivize future ransomware attackers to delay undoing their attack until they can further secure their gain?
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[ 3.1 ms ] story [ 11.6 ms ] threadAs for implications:
1. Does this reduce the utility of Bitcoin to criminal organizations?
2. Does this incentivize future ransomware attackers to delay undoing their attack until they can further secure their gain?