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Crypto has single handedly created a very large malware industry and has also made information security a massive industry. Ban crypto and both industries will
by antaviana 5mo ago
Crypto has single handedly created a very large malware industry and has also made information security a massive industry.
Ban crypto and both industries will become way, way smaller.
- da_chicken 5mo agoNo, data exfiltration is just as lucrative as crypto. We are unfortunately long past the point where viruses would frequently be merely annoying.
- dawnerd 5mo agoJust about every exploited site I've had to deal with has been some form of crypto miner.
- da_chicken 5mo agoSure, because there's no reason not to, and because crypto mining is noisier than data exfiltration. That doesn't mean it's the most lucrative revenue stream.
- antaviana 5mo agoHow do you pay for data exfiltration ransoms or to purchase stolen data? My take is that if you remove crypto, you will hamper greatly these transactions.
- DJBunnies 5mo agoMight as well eliminate the attack surface entirely, and ban computing.
- vachina 5mo agoIn a way yes that’s how enterprise endpoint software works.