Actually this is wrong. Basically he would be much better off if he had demanded cash, this way we can clearly see where his money is going. I'm also going to assume that he isn't proficient in using Bitcoin so it will be easy to track him.
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btc does offer them a convenient way to operate.
Cash is a much more convenient way in some cases as it would be harder to trace.
Exactly what I was thinking. Cash would be much quicker and easier.
I believe the story said it was believed the hackers were from russia. Cash would be a lot harder to get from usa to russia.
And I'm going to guess if they can get ransomware onto a computer remotely that can hold up an entire municipalities daily operations, then they are probably proficient enough with
BTC.
Plus with btc, they can operate fully from the comfort of their desk. I dont see how cash would have been "easier"