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Anyone hear about this,,,,
« on: August 01, 2013, 12:49:26 AM »

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Re: Anyone hear about this,,,,
« Reply #1 on: August 01, 2013, 07:40:11 AM »

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Re: Anyone hear about this,,,,
« Reply #2 on: August 01, 2013, 03:38:16 PM »
First I heard about this,,it was reported on our local news yesterday.

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Re: Anyone hear about this,,,,
« Reply #3 on: August 02, 2013, 03:32:12 AM »
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Re: Anyone hear about this,,,,
« Reply #4 on: August 03, 2013, 12:19:14 AM »
There is also the other side of the coin. On this one, this ransonware ( Ukash ) allowed the arrest of a wanted child pornographer:

http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=28748.msg971286#msg971286