Celebgate Could Inspire More Bitcoin Blackmail
The Celebgate incident is still unfolding, and we are already seeing mainstream media report on the connection between the "nude celebrity photos" and Bitcoin. The original leaker of the pictures returned to 4chan recently to respond to the uproar he had caused. An excerpt from his post highlights Bitcoin's involvement in Celebgate: People wanted **** for free. Sure, I got $120 with my bitcoin address, but when you consider how much time was put into acquiring this stuff (i'm not the hacker, just a collector), and the money (i paid a lot via Bitcoin as well to get certain sets when this....
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