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by atmavatar 398 days ago
That's when the bad guys grab one or more loved ones and threaten to do bad things to them until you retrieve the passwords.
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WalterBright 398 days ago
True, but that makes for a much riskier proposition for the bad guys. The whole point of these bitcoin grabs is minimal risk.

The risk would be about the same as for any ransom scheme.

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