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> The business model behind the service is simple: the bad guys keep 10% of the ransom. Creating a ransomware is indeed not a very nice thing to do, but IMO th
by karrotwaltz 9y ago
> The business model behind the service is simple: the bad guys keep 10% of the ransom.
Creating a ransomware is indeed not a very nice thing to do, but IMO the ones that deserve the most to be called "bad guys" are the ones that actually spread the binary (so, the ones that keep the other 90%)
- philipov 9y agoThey're all bad guys, brent.
- ghostbrainalpha 9y agoNooooooo........ We just like the marching, and the boots, and the hats.
- jacquesm 9y agoI'm ok with calling them both bad guys.
- ourmandave 9y agoSo, like an arms dealer that will sell to anyone?
- cocoa19 9y agoI was thinking of that analogy as well. With weapons, you can claim it is for self defense. I guess some people will argue that releasing ransomware will make software developers study the different types of attacks, so they increase security in computer systems.
- Retra 9y agoThey do increase security... but if violating security could be justified like that, then why have any security at all? You'd already have a useful justification for legitimately violating security. Like if drinking poison builds up immunity, you don't get a free pass to feed people poison because of it. If you did, then the immunity goal doesn't matter because everyone would be poisoned to death first.
- sorokod 9y agoand if push comes to shove mention that offence is the best defence.