So, for those of you who weren't there for my emergency Twittering-in-lieu-of-anything-else, the FBI story, as I have told it elsewhere:
"Unbelievably, or at least I’m still having trouble believing it, yesterday [the 27th June, so a few days ago now] my wife and I were raided by the FBI.
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"Fortunately, we’re both still alive and well, if shaken up and thoroughly terrorized, as are our dogs. Our house, however, is a wreck, and they have taken essentially everything electronic that we had. Computers, phones, everything.
"Why? As it was explained to me, the username which I have been using on Twitter, and everywhere else on the Internet (“cerebrate”, and variants) for over 20 years has also been used by the person responsible for the Redeemer ransomware.
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@cerebrate only just saw this, bloody hell. I remember the conversation where you acquired that nick, IIRC I helped suggest it. This sucks, I am so sorry.
Huh. I'd forgotten that, but now...
Anyway. Thanks very much, for the sympathies and the contribution both. They're very much appreciated by both of us.
@cerebrate You're welcome. It's not right and I'm utterly furious on your behalf.