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Re:I am calling from Microsoft and we detected an issue with... by mobiliakas1 on Tuesday January 08, 2019 @05:47PM (#18860538)
I disagree. They said they have encrypted some files on the scammers computer by planting supposed banking credentials which they did copy without any consent. Having watched some similar experiences in YouTube I can say theft of banking credentials or personal data is commonplace. They probably did prevent misuse of some stolen banking or personal information.
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Re:I am calling from Microsoft and we detected an issue with... by 3R3130R on Tuesday January 08, 2019 @06:02PM (#18860637)
its possible they unintentionaly gave a scammer a sample of ransomware code they could then reverse engineer. the results could be an asymetric irony. they could have made the scammer even more formidable.
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