Famous at last, though not in the best way

[Richmond]

On 03/17/2014 10:53 AM, Martin Baxter wrote:
> Our favourite tool used to make bitcoin wallet stealing malware:
>
> <https://www.securelist.com/en/blog/8196/Analysis_of_Malware_from_the_MtGox_leak_archive>
>
> Martin
>
>

"The Command and Сontrol server, which used to be located in Bulgaria 
seems like has been shutdown is now offline."

I'm sorry to disappoint you; but THAT was NOT me.

Even if for no other reason than that sort of coding is a bit beyond me!

Bulgaria, unfortunately, is an incredibly corrupt country, and Bulgarian 
programmers are very good [as in 'clever, capable', NOT as in 'morally 
good'].

The EU keeps pressurising Bulgaria to stamp out corruption; but as 
corruption riddles
the government there is no hope of that. Until Bulgarians can see that 
there is a clear
advantage in not being corrupt corruption will never stop. Markets are 
controlled by oligarchs
who have direct links to the government.

Bulgarians wonder why they are not benefitting from EU membership; and 
are so short-sighted
that they cannot see that the enormously bent nature of their country 
goes hand in hand with
the lack of benefits. But as they see EU membership as a sort of 
gravy-train with endless
free handouts I wonder if the fact that nothing is, ultimately, free 
will ever sink in.

I have been trying to explain to kids / teenagers here that pirating 
Windows and sofware
is wrong [morally, legally, financially] and feel that I am getting a 
bit tired of banging my
head against a brick wall. Corruption has become almost culturally endemic.

Sorry to spoil your lunch.

Richmond.