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Re:The Increasing Trend of Online Extortion by onli on Wednesday November 26, 2014 @06:05AM (#8661841)
That is not the definition of a perfect crime I know. There are traces, Oleg and Boris for example, or the injuries. A perfect crime would have no realistic way to trace to the mastermind.

Also, shouldn't there be ways to indicate ownership with the private key?

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Re:The Increasing Trend of Online Extortion by icebraining on Wednesday November 26, 2014 @06:17AM (#8661862)
Also, shouldn't there be ways to indicate ownership with the private key?

Well, it's possible to prove control of the address (simply transfer something to an address of the choosing of the person who you're trying to convince). "Ownership" is more difficult to prove.

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Re:The Increasing Trend of Online Extortion by vog on Wednesday November 26, 2014 @06:30AM (#8661892)
Still, that's a strong connection between you and the address, which is a whole different story than "leaving no traces", and pretty far away from a perfect crime.
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