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		isseu on May 13, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Cyberattacks in 12 Nations Said to Use Leaked N.S.... > I'm actually surprised that the ransomware isn't taking Monero directly yet as some exchanges have direct Monero/USD markets already. Buying Bitcoin is much easier

20delta on May 13, 2017 [–]

Marginally.

And the malware controllers can just as easily add instruction to users to shapeshift bitcoin to their Monero address

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