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Re: [Cryptography] Cryptolocker

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Robert Hettinga)
Fri Nov 22 09:18:48 2013

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Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 07:57:30 -0400
To: Dan Geer <dan@geer.org>
Cc: Greg Broiles <gbroiles@gmail.com>,
	Cryptography List <cryptography@metzdowd.com>,
	Glenn Willen <gwillen@nerdnet.org>
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On Nov 21, 2013, at 10:51 PM, dan@geer.org wrote:

> I can say that this did hit an accounting firm that I know well.

Hit a Mass police department, hilarity ensues:

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/nov/21/us-police-force-pay-bitcoin-ransom-in-cryptolocker-malware-scam

Cheers,
RAH

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