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Re:Ask HN: Anonymous person sent proof of SSH access to our ... by Mahn on Wednesday July 27, 2016 @11:26AM (#12173571)
I assume he suggested Bitcoin because it's still a good way to handle money anonymously. If the person that breached the server wants to remain anonymous but get paid, that's pretty much the only way to go.
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Re:Ask HN: Anonymous person sent proof of SSH access to our ... by bduerst on Wednesday July 27, 2016 @05:56PM (#12176802)
Except for the fact that the transaction becomes a permanently public record.

You could also get looped into tax evasion if the person you paid doesn't report the bug bounty income. You can still maintain anonymity by not announcing the person who found it, but it's not a good idea to give money to anonymous people for work.

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Re:Ask HN: Anonymous person sent proof of SSH access to our ... by ChristianBundy on Wednesday July 27, 2016 @11:34AM (#12173638)
I assume he suggested asking them because Bitcoin isn't the only cryptocurrency.
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Re:Ask HN: Anonymous person sent proof of SSH access to our ... by um_ya on Wednesday July 27, 2016 @12:39PM (#12174291)
I'm pretty sure the hacker won't want dogecoin or forked coin.
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Re:Ask HN: Anonymous person sent proof of SSH access to our ... by raverbashing on Wednesday July 27, 2016 @12:55PM (#12174447)
Oh I don't know, depending on the person they might want some fringe criptocurrency that they swear is the best (for non-economic reasons)
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