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Re:Hackers threaten to leak plastic surgery pictures by threatofrain on Thursday December 24, 2020 @02:21PM (#25530514)
If somebody breaks into a psychiatrist's office and threatens the release of embarrassing or sensitive data unless there's payment, isn't that just classic blackmail?
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Re:Hackers threaten to leak plastic surgery pictures by BoorishBears on Thursday December 24, 2020 @02:28PM (#25530597)
... what?

What moral question?

This thread is someone questioning calling it was a ransomware attack, it was one. Being a ransomeware attack doesn't preclude it from being blackmail, and I don't think anyone you replied to has questioned the morality of it...

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