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There was ransomware before crypto currencies. There will be ransomware after crypto currencies.

There was? How did it work? Bank transfers?

Yes, actually, people overestimate the reversibility of wire transfers. And before cryptocurrency, there were still shady money services such as Liberty Reserve or Perfect Money with little qualms about their habitual clientele.

Ever heard of corporate kidnappings?

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