I'm not familiar with all the laws against terrorism, but let's go with this one [1]?
It's not international terrorism (1), because it meets clause A, but not B or C.
It's not domestic terrorism (5), because it meets clause A and C, but not B.
Clause B is the same for both
> B) appear to be intended—
(i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population;
(ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or
(iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping;
Ransomware doesn't appear to be intended to do any of those things to me.
Do you have a reference that says this is terrorism?
It's not international terrorism (1), because it meets clause A, but not B or C.
It's not domestic terrorism (5), because it meets clause A and C, but not B.
Clause B is the same for both
> B) appear to be intended— (i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; (ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or (iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping;
Ransomware doesn't appear to be intended to do any of those things to me.
Do you have a reference that says this is terrorism?
[1] https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2331