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		mahouse on July 20, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Online Cheating Site AshleyMadison Hacked Who would be so stupid to try and extort people using those currencies?

tinkerrr on July 20, 2015 | [–]

Extortion predates Bitcoin

TillE on July 20, 2015 | [–]

Well to start with, the Italian mafia and the Yakuza, respectively.

tedunangst on July 20, 2015 | [–]

You missed the currency joke.

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