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Re:You’re infected—if you want to see your data again, pay u... by smtddr on Thursday October 17, 2013 @06:14PM (#6568519)
I've never done it before myself, but this looks simple enough; like a paypal donation:

http://shop.wikileaks.org/donate

Now, how the malware-writer goes about verifying payment is beyond my understanding...

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Re:You’re infected—if you want to see your data again, pay u... by abstractConcept on Thursday October 17, 2013 @08:09PM (#6569030)
I would think their C&C server sets up a random Bitcoin wallet, and waits for a deposit, then allows the private key to be retrieved the next time CryptoLocker phones home.
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