“Hey officer, how did the hackers escape?”/“No idea, they just ransomware.”

“Ransomware” sounds like “ran somewhere.” A joke was posted on Reddit—Dad Jokes on October 6, 2018:
   
“Hey officer, how did the hackers escape?”
“No idea, they just ransomware.”

 
 
Reddit—Dad Jokes
“Hey officer, how did the hackers escape?” (self.dadjokes)
submitted October 6, 2018 by porichoygupto
“No idea, they just ransomware.”
 
Twitter
keepingitcreel
@Keepingitcreel
“Hey officer, how did the hackers escape?” “No idea, they just ransomware.”
12:34 PM - 6 Oct 2018
 
Twitter
Dad Jokes
@Dadsaysjokes
“Hey officer, how did the hackers escape?”
No idea, they just ransomware!
1:02 PM - 6 Oct 2018
   
Twitter
Kate Baker-Bassett
@Kate_tea
“Hey officer, how did the hackers escape?”
“No idea, they just ransomware.”
6:10 PM - 6 Oct 2018
 
Twitter
c0nc0rdance
@c0nc0rdance
Dad Joke of the Day:
Hackers managed to escape the police.
When asked if they had stolen a vehicle,
the police spokesperson said:
“No, they just ransomware.”
#DJotD
12:15 AM - 7 Oct 2018
 
Twitter
Sajeer Ahamed
@AhamedSajeer
“Hey officer, where did the hackers escape?”
No idea, they just ransomware!
3:50 AM - 8 Oct 2018
   
Twitter
Geordie Gixxer
@geordiegixxer
“Hey, where did the hackers go?”
“I don’t know. They ransomware”
Happy Friday everyone.
3:22 AM - 12 Oct 2018
 
Reddit—Jokes
Posted by u/TanSG March 3, 2019
Officer: Where did the hacker escape to?
Me: I don’t know, he just ransomware.