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What I have heard regarding ransoms like these is that the perpetrators goal is to incentivize the transaction goes smoothly, or it won’t continue to work. So

What I have heard regarding ransoms like these is that the perpetrators goal is to incentivize the transaction goes smoothly, or it won’t continue to work. So they have to follow through with unlocking and they have to use an amount of money low enough to make the decision obvious.

Thorentis 5y ago
Well from the article, the decryption tool was so slow they kept using backups along with it. Sounds like future hackers need to improve their decryption tools, or companies where speed matters (like utilities) won't bother paying.
- kjrose 5y ago
  This was the error yeah.
  - er4hn 5y ago
    Given how encryption is generally symmetric in terms of operations and speed, I wonder how long the original encryption took as well? What warnings were overlooked leading up to the attack fully going into place?