I'd say ransomware is much closer to "piracy" than terrorism, but totally agree that this incident shows there's not much distance between this and cyber terror

I'd say ransomware is much closer to "piracy" than terrorism, but totally agree that this incident shows there's not much distance between this and cyber terrorism. (Even if it's just criminals accidentally throwing themselves into the spotlight.) For say a nation engaging in cyber war, this could be flipped around: attacking basic infrastructure but disguising it as smaller groups of criminals trying to make a buck. Not sure how effective the disguise would be, but it could obviously do some serious damage.