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Re:Hackers Say They Will Wipe iPhones Unless Apple Pays Ransom by philociraptor on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @10:06PM (#13927994)
That is pennies for the kind of information they have (assuming they have it). It's also not smart to ask for gift cards because they can easily associate it with personal apple ids of the hackers. Seems like an amateur job.
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Re:Hackers Say They Will Wipe iPhones Unless Apple Pays Ransom by Neliquat on Wednesday March 22, 2017 @09:06AM (#13930557)
Yup, gift cards only work when you are still under the radar. Once they know the connection, the anonyminity advantage is mostly lost.

Edit: assuming they don't have access to the gift card system of choice.

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