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Title: [2015-07-28]Cyber criminals want ransom to be paid in Bitcoin Read more at: ht
Post by: kori on July 28, 2015, 07:43:03 AM
In the old days, criminals liked their ransom payments in briefcases full of unmarked bills. These days, there's a new preferred method for hostage takers: the virtual currency Bitcoin.

In a modern day version of a mob shakedown, hackers around the world have seized files on millions of computers, taken down public websites and in a few cases, even threatened physical harm.

The victims -who have ranged from ordinary computer users to financial firms and police departments -are  ..

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http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/48232877.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst