Victims Call Hackers’ Bluff As Ransomware Deadline Nears

PAUL MOZUR and MARK SCOTT, NY Times: Technology
Fri, 05/19/2017 - 3:22am

Some affected users are standing defiant or pleading poverty on the day when their data may be erased, resulting in a ransom take falling far short of expectations.

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