Romney's Tax Returns Held Hostage for Bitcoins
posted September 7, 2012 # 0 Comments
Recently, master of conspiracy theories, John Baldwin clued me in to this under the radar story about some hackers who claim to have Romney's full tax returns and are holding them ransom. There are two PasteBin statements regarding the whole affair but basically this group of anonymous folk want $1 million in bitcoins to either prevent or release the records - whichever donation comes first.
The Reddit thread has a bunch of fascinating insight into the whole affair if you'd like to dig a bit deeper. On the whole, it's 99.9% likely to be a total (and stupid) hoax. However, I like to entertain the thought that something so ridiculous (a million dollar ransom in Internet currency for a Presidential candidate's tax returns) could be a worthwhile rabbit hole to dig through. It's been entertaining me for days.
Addendum:
Bitcoin Ransom a Publicity Stunt? - it's possible it's just a big charade put on by BitInstant. MAYBE.
The Reddit thread has a bunch of fascinating insight into the whole affair if you'd like to dig a bit deeper. On the whole, it's 99.9% likely to be a total (and stupid) hoax. However, I like to entertain the thought that something so ridiculous (a million dollar ransom in Internet currency for a Presidential candidate's tax returns) could be a worthwhile rabbit hole to dig through. It's been entertaining me for days.
Addendum:
Bitcoin Ransom a Publicity Stunt? - it's possible it's just a big charade put on by BitInstant. MAYBE.