Ransom usually means, "I have some(one|thing) of yours, and if you want it back, you need to pay me." Calling this "randomware" subtly blurs the line between c

Ransom usually means, "I have some(one|thing) of yours, and if you want it back, you need to pay me." Calling this "randomware" subtly blurs the line between copying and stealing. The attackers here didn't remove access to the data (clearly stealing), they made a copy (clearly a crime other than stealing, at least in my view). It's more like blackmail than kidnapping.