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by esdott 1016 days ago
I’m pretty sure that ransomware and other tactics that largely end with a significant crypto transfer is their end game. Evidently, they are really good at it - $1.7 billion in 2022.

So anything to slow down the researchers are my guess. Keep the drain open, so to say. Just my two cents.

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/cryptocurrency-hackers-stol...