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Justice Dept 'clawed back' much of Bitcoin ransom paid by Colonial Pipeline (Page 1/1) |
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rinselberg
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JUN 08, 03:10 AM
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quote | [U.S. Department of Justice] officials said they had identified a virtual currency account--often referred to as a "wallet"--that DarkSide used to collect payment from a ransomware victim identified in court papers only as "Victim X," but whose hacking details match Colonial’s. The officials said that a magistrate judge in the Northern District of California had approved a warrant on Monday to seize funds from the wallet. |
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"U.S. Seizes Share of Ransom From Hackers in Colonial Pipeline Attack"
quote | Investigators traced 75 Bitcoins worth more than $4 million through nearly two dozen cryptocurrency accounts. |
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Katie Benner and Nicole Perlroth for the New York Times; June 7, 2021. https://www.nytimes.com/202...pipeline-attack.html[This message has been edited by rinselberg (edited 06-08-2021).]
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Australian
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JUN 08, 04:55 AM
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Pay them a few cents over and over and eventually track the payment.
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Notorio
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JUN 09, 12:15 AM
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I thought one of the points of cryptocurrency was that it couldn't be stolen from the digital wallet ...
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randye
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JUN 09, 12:43 AM
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quote | Originally posted by Notorio:
I thought one of the points of cryptocurrency was that it couldn't be stolen from the digital wallet ... |
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Obviously you are also smelling the unmistakable aroma of bullshit.
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maryjane
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JUN 09, 12:49 AM
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quote | Originally posted by Notorio:
I thought one of the points of cryptocurrency was that it couldn't be stolen from the digital wallet ... |
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wi...cy_and_crime#Bitcoin
quote | Bitcoin There have been many cases of bitcoin theft.[8] As of December 2017, around 980,000 bitcoins have been stolen from cryptocurrency exchanges.[9]
One type of theft involves a third party accessing the private key to a victim's bitcoin address,[10] or of an online wallet. |
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[This message has been edited by maryjane (edited 06-09-2021).]
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