Senator Mike Rounds

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Senator Mike Rounds @SenatorRounds

Hostage and ransom payments are a practice that has been applied in different contexts for thousands of years, ranging from prisoner exchanges to kidnappings. Today, a person collecting a ransom payment does not want their identity publicly tied to a ransom. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted May 27, 2021

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Thread: Recently, I tweeted about the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack. Since then, the Colonial Pipeline network has returned to normal operations, but I realize that there was one question I didn’t answer. Specifically: how do ransomware ransoms get paid? — PolitiTweet.org

Posted May 27, 2021

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Software developments, however, mean that they don’t need to bother with masks and voice modulators. They can issue a ransom and request payment with a cryptocurrency (CC) (like bitcoin) rather than exchange a briefcase full of cash. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted May 27, 2021