DarkSide ransomware gang quits after servers, Bitcoin stash seized

Post by splithalf » Sat, May 15, 2021, 3:52 PM UTC

arcticbull wrote: post #351

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I got downvoted for saying that maybe it's time to treat serious ransomware attacks (infrastructure, security, health, etc.) as terrorism - as in the sense that they're a threat to the national security. But this kinda shows the response I was referencing to. A lot of people like to think of ransomware attacks as the ultimate stress test as far as security goes, and thus a good thing - but let's not get too blinded b…

IMO terrorism is a "waffle word" that doesn't really have any meaning anymore. Originally a use of violence and intimidation against civilians in pursuit of political ideology, it's come to mean "people we don't like, who aren't state actors and don't fit conventional organized crime narratives." I don't think it's necessary to staple the term to the action in order to take it seriously. It should, however, be taken…

Post by zepto » Sat, May 15, 2021, 3:54 PM UTC

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The fact that their coins were apparently easily stolen also debunks another favourite talking point of the crypto people that it secures your money from government access. Clearly, ways and means have been developed to do just that if necessary.

so which is it then? "BTC is bad cause it can be used by drug dealers to launder money" "BTC is not even secure from government access" Surely someone will point out both can be true but the point is the anti-btc folks seem to be talking out both sides of the mouth

Post by zepto » Sat, May 15, 2021, 4:26 PM UTC

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> Surely someone will point out both can be true but the point is the anti-btc folks seem to be talking out both sides of the mouth Can you explain how you reach this conclusion? It doesn’t seem to follow.

A talking point to the dangers of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency is that it can be hard to trace bad actors using the network to launder money. The comment I replied too was stating "debunks another favourite talking point of the crypto people that it secures your money from government access." Both of those seem pretty hard to be true at the same time

Post by Siira » Sat, May 15, 2021, 7:52 PM UTC

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If you store your coins on a hard drive there's nothing the government can do to get them right? They would need your private key and your hard drive?

> They would need your private key and your hard drive? Most people serious about cryptocurrencies do not trust computers/harddrives anymore since years. They use "hardware wallets", which are HSMs with a very small attack surface. It's not impossible that hacks happen but there's a gap so wide between "a Windows 10 computer running some Bitcoin software wallet" and "a Ledger Nano S" hardware wallet that it's basical…

Post by PragmaticPulp » Sat, May 15, 2021, 9:54 PM UTC

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> A 500k isn't all that unusual in tech I feel like.. > Like a senior engineer at a FANG Becoming a Senior Engineer at FAANG is very unusual, across all tech workers. It's doable with the right amount of work, dedication, and willingness to relocate to the right locations, of course. But it's nowhere near guaranteed or common.

It's not common but all of these aspects are within your control. Luck is surely involved too, but it's not like FAANG uses random() to pick senior engineers. If you get your foot in the door into FAANG and work very hard, you have a decent shot. If you don't want to relocate, that's your problem. There are trade off's in life. If you can't relocate, that's unfortunate.