Wait until they shut off sewage treatment and water supplies (see how long you could go without anyone in your region with those). Or use of three or four large banks’ credit and debit cards or ATMs simultaneously.
“Statistica’s ransomware report shows that in 2022, there were approximately 493.3 million ransomware attacks, and while this is a decrease from the 625.3 million attacks that occurred in 2021, it’s still higher than all the other years in the last decade.”
“As of 2023, over 72 percent of businesses worldwide were affected by ransomware attacks.”
“Unfortunately, even though $5.3 million is an insanely high number for a demand, many companies meet the demands of cybercriminals to protect their business from further damage or destruction. There are 1.7 million ransomware attacks every day, which means there are 19 ransomware attacks occurring every second.” Mar 18, 2024
How much of that $$$ ends up in Russia? Inquiring minds, etc.