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A comment on Global ‘Wana’ Ransomware Outbreak Earned Perpetrators $26k So Far. Parent comment

Re:Global ‘Wana’ Ransomware Outbreak Earned Perpetrators $26... by outworlder on Monday May 15, 2017 @03:10PM (#14344236)
Crypto doesn't work like that.
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Re:Global ‘Wana’ Ransomware Outbreak Earned Perpetrators $26... by Cyph0n on Monday May 15, 2017 @03:14PM (#14344275)
It depends on the implementation. Even so, it's always easier for the authors to patch the malware than it is for researchers to reverse it.
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