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US has recovered ransom payment made after pipeline hack (yahoo.com)
3 points by fspeech on June 7, 2021 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


What is the exact mechanism of recovery? Does this mean that DOJ has found the person controlling the wallet?

As for implications:

1. Does this reduce the utility of Bitcoin to criminal organizations?

2. Does this incentivize future ransomware attackers to delay undoing their attack until they can further secure their gain?




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