Article states, “In a unique twist, the ransom note was accompanied by an audio file explaining the attack and how to regain access to the files. The attacker asked for a ransom totaling 1.4 bitcoin, or about $500, for the decryption key.”
Most readers would think that’s chump change and that the attacker didn’t know the true value of the information to which he gained control.
My take?
Most of the ransoms are small in an attempt to make it a no-brainer for the user to pay it. If it was an attack geared towards a company, obviously it would have been a bit larger.
Since many of the o365 users could be home-users, maybe the thought was to keep it lower. Also, since o365 has millions of users, maybe the thought was small amount but a BUNCH of payouts.
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