Either they have the corpse of the person they beat the keys out of in a basement somewhere, or they are blantly lying.
It's the Government so if you ask me what's more likely, that the Government would murder someone or that they would lie, I refuse to answer such a rigged question.
Thanks for actually linking something substantive. I've read quite a few threads with some claims but zero evidence or investigation.
Sure, the FBI "seized" the crypto. The crypto used to pay for the privilege of not having oil lines shut down across the East Coast. When the loons in charge of the government now have explicitly been calling for an end of fossil fuels. And there's been what, like 3 other infrastructure attacks, I mean accidents, in the last couple months? The tanker in the Suez, the bridge in (oh shit I don't recall, Alabama/Mississippi/Missouri? Somewhere thereish). Wowee what a coinkydink. It's definitely rogue actors out for a quick buck, nothing to see here fellas. It definitely wasn't the government carrying out ransomware attacks on its own populace. Stephen Paddock was also a lone wolf who just hated country music.
I mean, money would be routed through an exchange in the US to an exchange in Russia....they just stopped it before it left the country (assuming its destination was outside the country....which honestly given my lack of faith in the FBI is sadly in question)
What? This is crypto. It is irreversibly wallet to wallet. No exchange needed. Anyone using an exchange is either legit or retarded, as there is no reason to risk that exposure if criminal.
Depends on how the crypto was being routed. The victims may have chosen to go to an exchange to get their crypto...and then the fbi said no (oversimplification but I think you get the gist)
If the fbi stopped the victims, then the ransom was not paid. And the FBI stole the money.
If the fbi didn't stop the victims, then they don't know where the money ended up, or the criminals didn't mix the money before going to an exchange? This is literally as easy as depositing it into defi, cashing out a loan, and letting the deposit self-liquidate.
Either they have the corpse of the person they beat the keys out of in a basement somewhere, or they are blantly lying.
It's the Government so if you ask me what's more likely, that the Government would murder someone or that they would lie, I refuse to answer such a rigged question.
Thanks for actually linking something substantive. I've read quite a few threads with some claims but zero evidence or investigation.
Sure, the FBI "seized" the crypto. The crypto used to pay for the privilege of not having oil lines shut down across the East Coast. When the loons in charge of the government now have explicitly been calling for an end of fossil fuels. And there's been what, like 3 other infrastructure attacks, I mean accidents, in the last couple months? The tanker in the Suez, the bridge in (oh shit I don't recall, Alabama/Mississippi/Missouri? Somewhere thereish). Wowee what a coinkydink. It's definitely rogue actors out for a quick buck, nothing to see here fellas. It definitely wasn't the government carrying out ransomware attacks on its own populace. Stephen Paddock was also a lone wolf who just hated country music.
Not necessarily. It can be a russian group. Transfers still leave a trail. Getting it was probably blocked from them.
I mean, money would be routed through an exchange in the US to an exchange in Russia....they just stopped it before it left the country (assuming its destination was outside the country....which honestly given my lack of faith in the FBI is sadly in question)
What? This is crypto. It is irreversibly wallet to wallet. No exchange needed. Anyone using an exchange is either legit or retarded, as there is no reason to risk that exposure if criminal.
Depends on how the crypto was being routed. The victims may have chosen to go to an exchange to get their crypto...and then the fbi said no (oversimplification but I think you get the gist)
If the fbi stopped the victims, then the ransom was not paid. And the FBI stole the money.
If the fbi didn't stop the victims, then they don't know where the money ended up, or the criminals didn't mix the money before going to an exchange? This is literally as easy as depositing it into defi, cashing out a loan, and letting the deposit self-liquidate.