"Very old" could mean that they were not up to date. What did they do when the backups didn't match the actual situation at the time of the breach?
replyYou do a comparison with the up to date papers. It just takes ages.
replyThe involved parties and the notaries keep copies of every transaction.
replyProperty is not fluid and doesn't change hands very often. Sure, in a large enough market lots of activity happens every day, but any given property is only involved in a transaction once a decade. You can have very old backups and still capture the state of the market to 99%+. Any recent activity will have brokers, buyers, and sellers, who all have current copies of their activity.
replyAlso, this sort of event should result in some hackers being found and jailed for life as well as their families being bankrupted permanently. Or, if they are being protected by their government, this should be considered an act of war and an appropriate military response should be delivered.
> as well as their families being bankrupted permanently
replyNo one thinks bills of attainder are a good idea.
This wouldn't be a bill of attainder, it's simply an infinite assessment against the criminal's estate that can't be discharged in bankruptcy. I don't personally think that people should inherit their predecessor's debts, but I have no problem with debts being able to capture the entirety of a person's wealth including homes, pensions, jewelry, trusts, any accounts from which benefit is drawn, etc.
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