Photo A Bitcoin conference and trade show in New York last year. The currency was unveiled by an anonymous creator in 2009. Credit Mark Lennihan/Associated Press In the old days, criminals liked their ransom payments in briefcases full of unmarked bills.
These days, there’s a new preferred method for hostage takers: the virtual currency Bitcoin.
In a modern day version of a mob shakedown, hackers around the world have seized files on millions of computers, taken down public websites and even, in a few cases, threatened physical harm. The victims — who have ranged from ordinary computer users to financial firms and …read more
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