> the $30k in bitcoin ransoms people have ponied up? Smokescreen for your $N if you're a rogue agent selling your exploits to another organization - or simply

> the $30k in bitcoin ransoms people have ponied up? Smokescreen for your $N if you're a rogue agent selling your exploits to another organization - or simply claiming some part of the ransomware pie? Just because the NSA as an organization is paying the price, doesn't mean you as an individual agent are. Of course, this requires the gumption to think you'll get away with it.