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BoppreH
on June 14, 2011
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Computer compromise leads to theft of bitcoins val...
Could a hacker move the file somewhere else and ask for ransom?
If so, that's a lot easier to deal with than losing everything outright, but not risk proof.
chwahoo
on June 14, 2011
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I don't see why a hacker would do this. They've already broken the law so this just increases their chances of being caught. If they wanted to be "nice", they could just have stolen fewer of the bitcoins.
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If so, that's a lot easier to deal with than losing everything outright, but not risk proof.