A theory? - From a discussion at work I’d love some feedback on. Mass deployments of crypto locker using compromised crews, why the increase? Some thoughts: After OPM breach Chinese sponsored mercenaries are out of work and are now looking to pay the bills with resources that nation states don’t seem to care about. Mistakes get made, and things get tracked to weird places but who cares? Another thought is, maybe nation states are willing to share information, as some of them have more than enough date for the time being, so spreading the love with other compromised hosts and those other nations don't have the same agenda; pain and profit versus information gathering