[dmoy]

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

[crummy]

There was? How did it work? Bank transfers?

[kemonocode]

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.

[dcow]

Ever heard of corporate kidnappings?