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Re:ProtonMail pays $6k ransom, gets taken out by DDoS anyway by throwaway09128 on Saturday November 07, 2015 @08:53PM (#10527043)
never deal with terrorists
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Re:ProtonMail pays $6k ransom, gets taken out by DDoS anyway by troels on Sunday November 08, 2015 @08:49AM (#10528462)
They are not terrorists though. Their goal isn't to harm their target - their goal is to enrich them selves through ransom.
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Re:ProtonMail pays $6k ransom, gets taken out by DDoS anyway by Kieselstein on Saturday November 07, 2015 @09:14PM (#10527106)
Bomb their families instead?
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Re:ProtonMail pays $6k ransom, gets taken out by DDoS anyway by imglorp on Saturday November 07, 2015 @09:35PM (#10527171)
If victims need to be consistent. When terrorists are shown that they'll either get a bomb through the roof or nothing, but never payment, then they'll change their business plan.
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Re:ProtonMail pays $6k ransom, gets taken out by DDoS anyway by sspiff on Sunday November 08, 2015 @03:47AM (#10527981)
The goal of most contemporary terrorist is not personal enrichment.
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Re:ProtonMail pays $6k ransom, gets taken out by DDoS anyway by eru on Sunday November 08, 2015 @05:37AM (#10528147)
It is hanging out with their buddies.

See http://www.gwern.net/Terrorism%20is%20not%20about%20Terror#t... and http://www.gwern.net/Terrorism%20is%20not%20Effective

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Re:ProtonMail pays $6k ransom, gets taken out by DDoS anyway by linschn on Sunday November 08, 2015 @03:54AM (#10527996)
This strategy has worked so well in Israel/Palestine /s.
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Re:ProtonMail pays $6k ransom, gets taken out by DDoS anyway by jacquesm on Sunday November 08, 2015 @06:31AM (#10528227)
That's because the situation between Israel and Palestine is a bit more complex than the proponents of that particular strategy in that particular case would like to have you believe.
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Re:ProtonMail pays $6k ransom, gets taken out by DDoS anyway by cm2187 on Saturday November 07, 2015 @09:27PM (#10527140)
Questionable solution but I bet it would help for hackers! Impunity is what fuels this type of criminal behavior.
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