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Re:DOJ seizes $2.3M in cryptocurrency paid to the ransomware... by tiahura on Monday June 07, 2021 @07:51PM (#27428872)
“I'm supposed to believe some elite Russian hacking group keeps …”

Why not. Remember Elite Russian GRU hackers identified because they all registered their cars with the DMV at the same address? https://www.bellingcat.com/news/uk-and-europe/2020/10/22/rus...

Smart people do dumb things.

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Re:DOJ seizes $2.3M in cryptocurrency paid to the ransomware... by Animats on Tuesday June 08, 2021 @03:23AM (#27431545)
The Mossad did something dumb like that once. Neckties are not widely worn in Israel, so the photo office that made fake passports had some neckties on hand when taking pictures. But only three different neckties. After a while, some other countries caught on.
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Re:DOJ seizes $2.3M in cryptocurrency paid to the ransomware... by camjohnson26 on Tuesday June 08, 2021 @12:10AM (#27430561)
If they were elite they would have asked for more than $2 million
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