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Re:Hackers Steal $70M in Bitcoin by huherto on Friday December 08, 2017 @03:37PM (#15881827)
Thanks that was very clear. Follow up question. Could criminals use bitcoin as a payment method for ransom ?
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Re:Hackers Steal $70M in Bitcoin by sergers on Friday December 08, 2017 @03:53PM (#15881957)
yes and they do.

all the ransomware in the news in recent year or two accepted bitcoin payment to decrypt your data.

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