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Some numbers I saw going around yesterday that were looking at the discovered Bitcoin addresses totaled around $18,000.

• tristanho 9y ago
  $18,000 (or $36,000 as another comment suggests) seems incredibly low for "The largest ransom-ware infection in history"... how can this be worth it for the hackers?
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  • syshum 9y ago
    Since this happened over the weekend I am sure there are many business in for a nasty suprise on monday, as well users getting in contact with their "Technical Help" monday So I bet their plan was to infect as many as possible over the weekend, and see money roll in come Monday once the Business Decision makers are in play and IT has had time to say "Yea our backups are fucked so we either pay or lose all data"
    • Scoundreller 9y ago
      It started at 0700 on Friday, UK time. The infections to businesses in the Americas and EU has been done. Asia might be unscathed since the "killswitch" URL was registered. Until it mutates. Lots of money might pour in on Monday as those infected decide that paying the ransom maximizes business continuity.
      • syshum 9y ago
        >>Until it mutates Already has, twice
  • Freak_NL 9y ago
    > how can this be worth it for the hackers? Depends on where they live. For most people on Earth this is a very large sum of money that will go a long way (just not 'here' in the countries where the virus spread).
    • javier2 9y ago
      Just realized we could pay them many times this amount just to not make ransomware :|