> largely going after >organizations with more than >$100 million in annual revenues >and fat new cyber insurance >policies that were known to >payout
No people were harmed so I am leaning towards no crime committed.
Wrong. "No people I agree with were harmed," perhaps. This is no different than cronyism.
Insurance money doesn't grow on trees. The economy is highly connected, so increased costs impact most consumers.
Ransomware is a scourge enabled by crypto. We should do whatever we can to eliminate it.