For more information on ransomware, check out a few of the links below:
https://web.archive.org/web/20150802013442/http://blog.fortinet.com/post/encryptor-raas-yet-another-new-ransomware-as-a-service-on-the-block
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2013/07/man-gets-ransomware-porn-pop-up-turns-self-in-on-child-porn-charges/
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/01/31/opinion/how-states-held-hostage-by-ransomware-attacks-can-take-control/
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2020/01/dozens-of-companies-have-data-dumped-online-by-ransomware-ring-seeking-leverage/
https://www.wired.com/2017/05/accidental-kill-switch-slowed-fridays-massive-ransomware-attack/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2019/12/14/new-orleans-declares-state-of-emergency-following-cyber-attack/#4a50bd646a05
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/07/24/ransomware/