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		smtddr on Oct 17, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: You’re infected—if you want to see your data again... I've never done it before myself, but this looks simple enough; like a paypal donation: http://shop.wikileaks.org/donate Now, how the malware-writer goes about verifying payment is beyond my understanding...

abstractConcept on Oct 18, 2013 [–]

I would think their C&C server sets up a random Bitcoin wallet, and waits for a deposit, then allows the private key to be retrieved the next time CryptoLocker phones home.

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