This is BS, because the first known malware ransom attack, the "AIDS Trojan" was written by Joseph Popp in 1989. { 20 years before Bitcoin was
released. } Bitcoin just made this a bit easier, because it offers pseudo-anonymity. {or so they think} We will soon see some court cases where
special forensic software and proper investigation would reveal the culprits. The 3 letter agencies will make an example of these people, when
they get caught. { We will see some big sentences being handed down for these crimes } This is equal to industrial sabotage, and should be
handled in the same manner. This will also have less impact, if people make regular backups of their data.