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Re:US-led coalition of nations agrees to end ransomware paym... by JumpCrisscross on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @12:51PM (#38087765)
> DC doesn't go after these "security consulting firms located in non-signatory states" just precisely because they want to be able to use them

You are vastly overestimating the federal government’s coherence and coördination. Yes, we use black hats. Yes, we still jail and sanction them.

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Re:US-led coalition of nations agrees to end ransomware paym... by bostik on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @02:37PM (#38089380)
Which is straight out of Macchiavelli's playbook.

The first thing you do after conquering the throne is to bundle up all your pending atrocities in one and eliminate competition. The second thing you do is slaughter the mercenaries you had hired to win your war of ascension.

No reason to leave them around and let the next usurper hire them to dethrone you.

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Re:US-led coalition of nations agrees to end ransomware paym... by JumpCrisscross on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @04:22PM (#38090819)
In practice, it typically happens across administrations, i.e. the effect is accidental. (We forget what an asset having a fresh executive every decade makes.)
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