Oh yeah, this is exactly how the Lazarus Group — one of the most sophisticated hacking outfits — would have designed their ransomware. Zero code obfuscation, just 3 Bitcoin addresses, and hardcoded kill switches. I never imagined I would be able to hex-edit cyber-espionage-grade malware. Times are a changing.

Claiming that a few generic code routines are identical to Lazarus hacking tools is like calling every malware that uses RC4 or RC5 an NSA cyber-weapon.

This is just some hype created by Kaspersky's PR.