IT Admin holds his employer hostage

Posted by mwerte@reddit | sysadmin | View on Reddit | 298 comments

https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/it-admin-charged-with-extorting-employer-by-locking-down-hundreds-of-workstations What I dont understand is his endgame. Was he pretending to be outside ransomware group and hoping theyd just pay him off? Or did he just tell them it was him and expect them to roll over? I'm so confused