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http://thehackernews.com/2017/01/linux-ransomware-malware.html?m=1
Well the ransom is clearly about just screwing with people. How many people would pay $218,000?
The fact that the ransom overwrites the bootloader is an indication that they just want to watch the world burn.
They never mentioned the infection route, did they?
