November 22, 20178 yr Or, since Bitcoin can't be traced, what if someone rich wants you dead? In my best Ron Burgundy voice “Well that escalated quickly”.
November 22, 20178 yr Or, since Bitcoin can't be traced, what if someone rich wants you dead? I guess make sure you tick off anyone rich.
November 22, 20178 yr Yes the ransom money was to be sent in bitcoin. Even though I was born at night, luckily it was not last night. I knew it was a scam and I’d never get my files back after wasting the money. Luckily it was a work computer and our IT team recovered most of the files. A few were still corrupted, but not too terrible. I believe about a year ago the Appalachian Regional Hospital system in eastern Kentucky, which has hospitals in several southeastern Kentucky cities, was hacked by someone from a foreign country and couldn’t get into their computer files. They ended up paying a huge amount of ransome money to get their computers back to normal. I think it was in the millions that was paid.
November 22, 20178 yr I believe about a year ago the Appalachian Regional Hospital system in eastern Kentucky, which has hospitals in several southeastern Kentucky cities, was hacked by someone from a foreign country and couldn’t get into their computer files. They ended up paying a huge amount of ransome money to get their computers back to normal. I think it was in the millions that was paid. Was it a great idea to send money to a random fund that you can't trace in the hopes they would release the info? Crazy!
November 22, 20178 yr Or, since Bitcoin can't be traced, what if someone rich wants you dead? Silk Road, anyone
November 22, 20178 yr Didn't I just hear in the news Uber just paid a ransom last year and tried to hide it?
December 11, 20178 yr @theguru , you were saying? Henderson Police Department posted this on their facebook page. They said it was received by a resident in Henderson.
December 11, 20178 yr Author @theguru , you were saying? Henderson Police Department posted this on their facebook page. They said it was received by a resident in Henderson. It is a scary world out there, thanks for sharing @woodsrider
December 11, 20178 yr Author I mean, I'm not paying but day 2 I'd be a nervous cat. At this point I would not be too concerned but eventually someone will act on the threat and from that point forward this kind of threat will cause hysteria.
December 11, 20178 yr At this point I would not be too concerned but eventually someone will act on the threat and from that point forward this kind of threat will cause hysteria. I really don't see someone acting on a threat like this. From reading the letter and noticing the broken English, the person that sent this letter/email likely do not live anywhere near the USA, much less even remotely know the victim. I really don't see this being much different from asking for cash to be wired to an offshore bank account. It's an empty threat that only a fool would pay the ransom for.
December 12, 20178 yr I really don't see someone acting on a threat like this. From reading the letter and noticing the broken English, the person that sent this letter/email likely do not live anywhere near the USA, much less even remotely know the victim. I really don't see this being much different from asking for cash to be wired to an offshore bank account. It's an empty threat that only a fool would pay the ransom for. I agree, I'd tell them to pound salt.
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