DarkSide ransomware gang quits after servers, Bitcoin stash seized

Re:DarkSide ransomware gang quits after servers, Bitcoin sta... by imwillofficial on Saturday May 15, 2021 @12:29AM (#27162371)

"Would that change if they, for example, demanded the release of prisoners of a specific political persuasion?"

Yes.

"Terrorism is, in the broadest sense, the use of intentional violence to achieve political aims." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorism

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Re:DarkSide ransomware gang quits after servers, Bitcoin sta... by splithalf on Saturday May 15, 2021 @11:34AM (#27166124)

Can drug cartels engage in terrorism? That seems like a useful edge case. They are not ideological but maybe you could say they have political goals.

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Re:DarkSide ransomware gang quits after servers, Bitcoin sta... by imwillofficial on Saturday May 15, 2021 @08:32PM (#27170204)

For sure, it’s about the goals of the attack. If to cause terror, terrorism. If to gain money or advantage, crime.

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