DarkSide ransomware gang quits after servers, Bitcoin stash seized

Post by intotheabyss » Fri, May 14, 2021, 6:03 PM UTC

skeeter2020 wrote: post #225

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Yeah I guess, as long as ETH stays around the current level. But if you do hundreds of withdrawals from tornado, it's less anonymous, because the set of people that have deposited that range to tornado is much smaller than the set of people who did a handful of deposits. Instead of 10k, you might be one of a few dozen or less. You could always send a million to a friend (through tornado) and have them cash out for a…

The fact that everyone's first answer when prompted "how do we wind down this huge pile of cryptocurrency?" is convert it to fiat makes me skeptical on all the long-term ambitions from promoters.

Post by jascii » Fri, May 14, 2021, 6:05 PM UTC

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Russia allows their FSB operatives to moonlight on the side. Darkside hackers could be government operatives and an attack on critical infrastructure is an act of war. It is the same as bombing the pipeline if infrastructure is disabled. I am sure the cyber insurance provider won’t pay and say it was an act of war by a foreign government. It always a grey area.

Do you have any extraordinary evidence for these extraordinary claims?

Post by 35fbe7d3d5b9 » Fri, May 14, 2021, 6:08 PM UTC

yebyen wrote: post #183

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Well, sometimes they're right. The hit company will likely call in some consultancy to institute a bunch of newer and better security protocols, then call it a day. If they really aren't hit again for another decade and staffing a department would cost $500k a year or more, were they wrong? It's a gamble. It's easy to point fingers at the company that was caught out, but for the hundreds or thousands that aren't rans…

They paid $5 million, if "it was cheaper for them," that's solid math that ignores some really important stuff though, LOL. What is the externalized cost of this crisis on the entire country? The $5 million dollar ransom is a worse deal if you can convince your board to consider that externality. The criminal penalties for executives in leadership and board positions (and I'm not saying this is my preferred approach)…

Post by eganist » Fri, May 14, 2021, 6:10 PM UTC

klyrs wrote: post #262

> “There’s too much publicity,” the XSS administrator explained. “Ransomware has gathered a critical mass of nonsense, bullshit, hype, and fuss around it. The word ‘ransomware’ has been put on a par with a number of unpleasant phenomena, such as geopolitical tensions, extortion, and government-backed hacks. This word has become dangerous and toxic.” I am... flabbergasted. What? Ransomware has always been a brand of e…

Post by showerst » Fri, May 14, 2021, 6:13 PM UTC

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Seriously! It's FIVE MILLION. That's "I don't ever have to work again" money. What is wrong with people! Probably they want Mercedes, and Rolexes, and Mont Blanc pens and all that showy consumer garbage.

The median lifetime earnings in the US is 1.7 million, and that’s equivalent to... $20 an hour or so. 5 million is “never work again” money for a couple of people who want middle class incomes the rest of their lives... it is not really that much when spread over more than a few people.