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Nearly four weeks after the cyberattack on dozens of French national museums during the Olympic Games, the Brain Cipher ransomware group claims responsibility for the incident and says 300 GB of data will be leaked later today. Le Grand Palais and dozens of other national museums and institutions overseen by Réunion des Musées …

  1. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    CyberFear markets itself as a "spy-proof" encrypted email service that doesn't use know-your-customer (KYC) checks or require phone verification. It says its servers are located "offshore" of the US and it accepts anonymous payments from more than 50 cryptocurrencies.

    The phrase 'nuke them from orbit' comes to mind..

    1. FrogsAndChips Silver badge
      Mushroom

      It's the only way to be sure!

  2. Pascal Monett Silver badge

    So, who still doesn't believe that crypto should be banned ?

  3. Neil Barnes Silver badge

    There are some very good reasons for anonymity online

    but it's getting to the stage where the bad outweighs the good... I suppose every ecosystem has its parasites, but I don't know of an internet-sized dose of Bravecto.

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