blockchain intelligence firm, Chainalysis, revealed in a report published earlier this year that total ransomware payments exceeded $1 billion globally for the first time in 2023

scmagazine.com/news/ransomware

Now ransomware payments in 2024 are on track to once again hit a record total value, even as fewer victims are choosing to pay attackers, Chainalysis found in its 2024 Crypto Crime Mid-year Update

chainalysis.com/blog/2024-cryp

@ecksmc The big question is why is the right-wing so entranced by it?

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@peterquirk entranced by ransomware ?

crypto? you mean right?

Simple cause of Vance and his links to PayPal Mafia - PayPal founder Peter Thiel is an influential Republican who later employed JD Vance at his venture capital firm, Mithril Capital Management, then bankrolled his Ohio Senate campaign with a $10m donation.

Inside the powerful Peter Thiel network that anointed JD Vance

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That's why trump is all for it now

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