SIDE NOTE: Why $300? As ransom-ware spreads the asking ransom prices have converged on $300. I wonder if that has been determined to be the sweet spot? Not too high, not too low.
That's what I was wondering. Back in the day when 1 bitcoin was $300 it made sense but now that they're $2500 it seems like such an arbitrary amount. If you hack something like a hospital or government agency you can ask more it seems but if it's some ma and pa store they seem to ask for $300 in bitcoins. It's got to be the equilibrium.
