Reply to post: Re: Can't anything be done??

Ker-ching! NotPetya hackers cash out, demand 100 BTC for master decrypt key

Jonathan 27

Re: Can't anything be done??

You're right, but you missed laundering through exchanges. You can take your bitcoin and trade it for Ethereum, Litecoin or whatever, trade that to another exchange and keep going through a few cycles. It becomes near impossible to trace, especially because most exchanges aren't willing to reveal their records. And there are plenty or exchanges located in uncooperative or highly privacy-law gated countries.

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