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Welcome to the FUTURE: US cops pay Bitcoin ransom to end office hostage drama

To: L0R3NZ 5Z4B0 <[email protected]>
Subject: Welcome to the FUTURE: US cops pay Bitcoin ransom to end office hostage drama
From: [email protected] ([email protected])
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2015 17:24:50 -0400
Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 14 Apr 2015 17:35:20 +0200." <[email protected]>

 > Which shows the "sophistication" (or lack of) of this fraud
 > operation and makes me wonder why the penmens at TheReg would even
 > publish this tidbit: $300 ransom targeting a police department?

It's been shown more than once that total take in an online
extortion scheme is increased if the demanded price is modest.
Call it the Laffer Curve of cybercrime...

--dan

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