(Original title: "Eternal Blue" Ransomware Virus: Who is the real "beneficiary")
Why does the "Wannacry" super worm, collectively referred to as "bitcoin ransomware," toss a big move in just a few days?
The Eternal Blue that broke out at noon on May 12 will automatically invade the user's computer and change the file suffix on the disk. Onion, and extortion of about the equivalent of 300 US dollars in bitcoin, claimed to receive the ransom before authorizing the decryption recovery file, otherwise "all documents will be deleted within 7 days." Some analysts believe that the reason behind the “eternal blue†is that Bitcoin is used as a ransom payment method because the “currency†has anonymity, privacy, and “non-issuing centrality,†and therefore “will not be It can be used as a "safe and reliable money laundering tool."
According to this statement, after the "Eternal Blue" incident broke out and made Bitcoin "fire" again, there were almost two opposite voices in the market.
One voice believes that given the shock caused by “Eternal Blue†to global Internet users and the possibility that such “bitcoin†virus extortion is likely to be copied, Bitcoin will be used again and again as a medium for ransom payments. Quickly triggered the high attention of governments and international organizations. The latter cut off this “black gold channel†once and for all and it is very likely to kill Bitcoin. In this way, “Eternal Blue†will be destined to become a bitter pressure on Bitcoin. The last straw.
The other kind of voice is exactly the opposite: They admit that "Eternal Blue" using bitcoin to redeemer will make bitcoin become the target of public opinion, but believe that this will prompt the "secondary supervision bitcoin" of the previous miscarriage to become a reality. This voice pointed out that in many countries in Europe and the United States, "regulation" and "regulation" are not only binding, but actually include the so-called "regularization of recreational marijuana", in which conditions such as conferring legitimacy on the condition that the other party accepts restrictions, such as Canada's imminent entry into force This is actually the "legalization of marijuana under regulatory conditions." Once Bitcoin is “regulatedâ€, it means that this “wild way currency†will eventually become the wife of a millennium woman, fulfilling her “blanched†vision that she has been bragging about so far.
But as many have pointed out, Bitcoin is a commodity, a concept, not a real currency. If Bitcoin is regarded as the focus of this “Eternal Blue†incident, it is likely that on the one hand, some “touching porcelain†speculators will be bargaining on the other, but on the other hand they will have passed the real “beneficiariesâ€.
As long as you calm down a bit, you will find that if you really count on the “bitcoin ransom,†the “virtual kidnapper†financial knowledge simply fails.
As pointed out by Valéry M archive, deputy editor of the French computer magazine “LeMagITâ€, although the number of victims was 200,000, as of May 16th, only 200 victims had paid for it, accounting for barely 1 %, the ransom total is more than just $60,000 --- and over time, victims (whether Walt Disney's conglomerates or small end users) are quickly reaching a consensus of "no ransom," because It seems to be useless to pay for the first time. The second thing has been a big one. Then "it's easier to handle." Some people ironically said, "With such a kidnapped ticket, you won't even get it back."
Whether the tools used by hackers are developed by themselves or stolen or purchased, the cost is not cheap; ransom letters are translated into dozens of languages ​​and are transmitted in such a large scale, with high density and high permeability, no matter what The approach will inevitably require a huge investment: "Theft is also a good idea." If the kidnappers can't fulfill the promise of "the ransom being paid to be unlocked," it is tantamount to cutting off their own financial roads, but if they really intend to provide such "after sales service," "Without saying risk, how much cost investment will be required to organize the technical team and provide technical support? What is enough for the "margin" of tens of thousands of dollars?
There are indications that "bitcoin ransoming" is likely to be just a sporadic shot, and the real "beneficiaries" may have other people.
They may be anti-virus companies: As the "Eternal Blue" spreads at an alarming rate, various kinds of "hybrid transmissions" are springing up: endlessly, each anti-virus company constantly raises one after another "suspected suspects." One is bigger than the other, and one is more mysterious than the other. It is intended to emphasize "spear profit," and constantly expresses implicitly that he has sold the "shield".
They may also be computer operating systems and network hardware and software service providers. Of course, they may also be a hacking organization. These three parties have conflicting interests and their practices are different. However, in fact, there are similar laws and regulations that exaggerate the “enemy situationâ€. Emphasize that he is the only reliable enemy and his way out of the enemy, "a great price."
Obviously, regardless of which of the three parties the final "beneficiary" comes from, the valuable and priceless returns it can obtain from the "Eternal Blue" will be staggering --- and the "Bitcoin ransom" book The tens of thousands of U.S. dollars are not as good as they are.
The "black hand" who can produce and distribute such scale and grade ransomware will never be stupid enough to buy or return a gold shell. The reward they seek must go far beyond its considerable pay.
It is precisely for this reason that we should shift our focus from the “Bitcoin clues†temporarily, from the “who is most likely to make profits,†and “who is most likely to get a lot of profits,†to seek out the true “mysteries of eternityâ€.
Of course, the clues that can be found in this matter so far are limited and scattered. We can hardly identify the real beneficiaries in the “real industry chain†from time to time, but only follow the “industry chain, the interest chain†and “ The idea of ​​the most profitable person, that is, the most suspected person, is patiently followed. We should be able to find this “beneficiary†very quickly—and he must be the real mastermind of the entire incident.
â–¡Tao Short House (Landscape Scholars, Famous Columnist, International Politics, Economic Reviewer)
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