How is this any different from a virus that wipes (not just deletes) your data? It takes the same amount of time (actually wiping data would be faster) and the

How is this any different from a virus that wipes (not just deletes) your data? It takes the same amount of time (actually wiping data would be faster) and the result is the same: No data. Maybe the psychological part of "Oh God the file is there but I can't use it" or the fact it's ransomware?