[ta1243]

Depends how strong the protections of your civil society is, but it doesn't cost $1m to send a goon with a crowbar or shotgun. Sure that doesn't scale, but if you are a target you're screwed

[hshdhdhehd]

The $1m is the stuff they did to the point where they knew where to send the goon.

If you are a target you are screwed. But clever crypto isn't useless.

[sigwinch]

Probably used to average over $1m. Nowadays, those operations (polonium, novachuk, expending expensive KGB resources) send a signal. Otherwise, swatting your home while they drain your wallets; or threatening to swat; quite inexpensive.