I've read conflicting information about how much money was demanded in the ransomware attacks yesterday. Was it really 2 bitcoins? If so I wonder if that could account for the recent runup in price?
I've read conflicting information about how much money was demanded in the ransomware attacks yesterday. Was it really 2 bitcoins? If so I wonder if that could account for the recent runup in price?
Comments
last commentI read it was one bitcoin. But since a kill switch was supposedly activated, the attackers might have raised the price in the aftermath?
Log in to vote
According to CNN the cost was $300. initially and went up every hour the ransom remained unnoticed and unpaid, they also said it would be in the tens of thousands for those that didn't discover the attack last week and would first be seeing the demand on Monday after the weekend.
Log in to vote
My understanding is a jr. programmer halted the attack accidentally by registering the domain name , if that's true that's amazing.
Log in to vote
All of these companies/organizations should be paying for a forensic analysis, to whatever extent is possible, in case the ransomware aspect was/is just a cover for something else.
Log in to vote
My understanding is that each computer that was infected displayed the ransomware message which requested $300 to $600 worth of Bitcoin, and hundreds of thousands of computers were infected. So, the total amount of requested funds was far more than 2 Bitcoins.
Log in to vote
I meant per computer.
Log in to vote
Price of 1 BTC is now $1980
Log in to vote
I guess people are betting on it being used more and more successfully in future ransomware?
Log in to vote
So buying drugs and other illegal products and services online and collecting payment for your ransomware. What other uses does it have?
Log in to vote
Other uses:
Log in to vote