DOJ seizes $2.3M in cryptocurrency paid to the ransomware extortionists Darkside

Re:DOJ seizes $2.3M in cryptocurrency paid to the ransomware... by russian-hacker on Monday June 07, 2021 @08:23PM (#27429138)

Exactly. Until DOJ provides proof, this is pure FUD.

Anyone competent enough to extort a foreign company out of millions is not going to attempt to cash out through an exchange.

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Re:DOJ seizes $2.3M in cryptocurrency paid to the ransomware... by brown9-2 on Monday June 07, 2021 @08:24PM (#27429152)

Are you saying the government didn’t actually recover the money that they claim to have recovered?

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Re:DOJ seizes $2.3M in cryptocurrency paid to the ransomware... by Millenialboomer on Tuesday June 08, 2021 @10:42AM (#27435807)

I think, at this point, doubting anything the government claims without hard evidence proving their case is the wiser play based on pure pattern recognition.

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Re:DOJ seizes $2.3M in cryptocurrency paid to the ransomware... by duxup on Monday June 07, 2021 @09:27PM (#27429602)

When the FBI sells the coins won't it be pretty obvious?

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