Seems like the only way Ransomware will ever die is if people start releasing non-functional ransomware implementations that accept payment but leave data encrypted, so people become skeptical of whether paying will actually get their data back.
Blogspam of <a href="http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/teslacrypt-shuts-down-and-releases-master-decryption-key/" rel="nofollow">http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/teslacrypt-shu...</a>
Here's the actual master decryption key for TeslaCrypt in case the article disappears or the image does:<p>440A241DD80FCC5664E861989DB716E08CE627D8D40C7EA360AE855C727A49EE<p>And software: <a href="https://github.com/Googulator/TeslaCrack" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/Googulator/TeslaCrack</a>
What's the point of encrypting video games? I'd rather wipe out the drive and reinstall the games than pay, not be certain it will work, and know my PC still has some potentially active malware somewhere, waiting to be sold to a botnet.
Why were they targeting video games? Seems like you can just reinstall and that corporate or personal information would be much more valuable and high ransom.