You may recall a few months ago when malware that the NSA had hoarded and exploited escaped into computers worldwide, creating havoc. Critics excoriated the agency for its unconscionable and unconstitutional overreach in cultivating such technological horrors. Well, one of the NSA’s ex-spooks whines that the ransomeware wasn’t his colleagues’ fault: no, it was ours. You see, we don’t patch our software as we should, and we’re fond of customizing it, increasing its vulnerability… As usual, we serfs are actually to blame instead of Our Supremely Wise and Benevolent Rulers.