What a terrible thing to do. "Hey guys, you annoyed me. Let me give you a ransom!"
This won't discourage further attacks, it will only make things worse.
This won't discourage further attacks, it will only make things worse.
Also, it could very easily be a honeypot. I give you a voucher, and you activate it from your IP, I give it to the authorities. If one time you don't login to your account from behind a proxy/vpn/tor, I can give your IP to authorities. This isn't advisable to Kim, but it is a possibility.
Don't think of it as anything other than self interest.