not really the point tho, is it. Law enforcement is supposed to protect us from extortion as a high priority. The older I get the less impressed I get with cops. I love detective shows and all I've learned so far from them is that truth is nothing like movies. good cops, bright cops, effective cops tend to be like honest politicians - a very rare breed. stupid dolts mainly who couldnt get better jobs.
-----Original Message----- From: ProFox [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Alan Bourke Sent: Tuesday, 4 March 2014 6:54 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Crypto Locker Virus On Mon, Mar 3, 2014, at 11:30 PM, Geoff Flight wrote: > But it does beg the question as to why law enforcement isnt all over it. > Surely it cant be that hard to track down and prosecute them. Probably not outside the realms of possibility to track them although ultimately you would be following a chain of proxy servers through various jurisdictions which also makes it very hard to secure prosecution too. Also the payment methods are pre-paid vouchers like Akash, or Bitcoin, both effectively untraceable. I have seen an estimate that those responsible have made $27M US just via Bitcoin, so the authorities probably weigh up what would be involved in chasing them and probably ending up in a jurisdiction that doesn't give a shit, and decide it's not worth it. Look at The Pirate Bay and Kim Dotcom - everyone knows exactly who those guys are but look how hard it is to nail anything on them. [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
