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Re:US travel firm $4.5M ransom negotiation open chat by moonchild on Sunday August 02, 2020 @11:13PM (#24033870)
Probably a condition of the ransom. If the wallet address is known, then it can be blacklisted by exchanges.
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Re:US travel firm $4.5M ransom negotiation open chat by colinmhayes on Monday August 03, 2020 @03:27AM (#24035017)
Lol as if they'd just send straight to an exchange.
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Re:US travel firm $4.5M ransom negotiation open chat by moonchild on Monday August 03, 2020 @04:49AM (#24035428)
Maybe not, but it still makes them easier to trace.
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