We all know ransomware, right? It encrypts your files and demands money. You pay, your data is decrypted.<p>The only reason you would pay is if you believe there's a reasonable chance you will get your data back.<p>Now imagine that for every trustworthy ransomware out there, there were 10 ransomwares that take your money but don't decrypt your files.<p>People would just stop paying, eventually.<p>Could this be what is going on right now?