Ransomware crook's email provider shuts down account, so now no one can pay their ransom
by Cory Doctorow from on (#2V5P6)
Yesterday's massive ransomware outbreak of a mutant, NSA-supercharged strain of the Petya malware is still spreading, but the malware's author made a mere $10K off it and will likely not see a penny more, because Posteo, the German email provider the crook used for ransom payment negotiations, shut down their account. (more")