Re:US city rejects $5.3M ransom demand and restores encrypte...
by mattigames on Friday September 06, 2019 @03:03PM
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If you think federal law enforcement isn't plagued by extremely dumb mistakes you are in for a treat: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-05-17/fbi-james-comey-trump...
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Re:US city rejects $5.3M ransom demand and restores encrypte...
by PhasmaFelis on Friday September 06, 2019 @03:26PM
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No, that's not what I said. I'm saying that the feds are not going to go "Shit, this guy with ties to violent Islamic groups just sent $50,000 to Al Qaida, but he said it was to ransom the files on his PC! Our hands are tied!" That's not how the law works.