I thought they'd have gained a lot more bitcoin's by now. I'm assuming the number of payments will rise dramatically as we get near some of the deadlines they set for ransoms to be paid?
The NHS can't just lose patients records by not paying.....can they?
This event raise awareness of the ransom malware which will help prevent its success in the future. Also if these guys don't make much money and it appears they are not, this could be the turning point where hackers begin lose interest in the concept.
Either way with the increased awareness of bitcoin the long term affect is overwhelmingly positive.