The average ransom discounts of Ryuk are large (~60%), but the absolute level of the ransom is extreme. This doesnt mean that the ransom demand correlates to the victims actual operational and financial size. The inability to pay a six-figure ransom has caused multiple hosting companies to shut down. Coveware has assisted at least 3 companies that have had to unwind their business when an affordable ransom amount could not be reached. Ryuk Decryptor is actually framework that needs to be loaded with a victims private RSA key, provided by the criminals, in order to decrypt.”]