On: Chainalysis in Action: Justice Dept Demands Forfei...

[arcticbull]

Can't extort business owners with ransomware running a laundromat!

[rebuilder → arcticbull]

"To regain access to your files, insert exactly 502,20 USD in laundromat 4 at the self-service laundry on the corner of 5th and Union."

[arcticbull → rebuilder]

It's a little on the nose, but I would absolutely watch a TV series based on this concept.

[mywittyname → arcticbull]

I suspect most of these ransomware operators have the support of some government which turns a blind eye in return for a cut. There's not much value in tracking the BTC payments back to the same damn Russian bank who never seems to have any "evidence of such activities".