Re: Isn't it odd...
"... that copyright trolls can so easily track down pirates, shutting down domains, confiscating profits, and prosecuting those responsible, and yet all the might of the "security" industry can't track down a handful of ransomware extortionists, instead resorting to a pathetic exercise in damage limitations?"
It's not odd at all, sadly. So far, ransomware has only harmed the little guys, barring some universities and small businesses.
If, on the other hand, it threatened the profits of multinationals, lobbyists would be buying up congresscritters by the bucket load to pass laws and send task forces.
When you have more to offer your politician than your vote (which, in the UK as in the US, is usually wasted, given they are versions of FPTP electoral systems), for example a few envelopes full of cash, s/he will work on your behalf. Otherwise, forget it, sucker.