Incident response teams dealing with 3 to 4 Ransomware incidents weekly

Ransomware has gone from a niche attack to a booming criminal market since its introduction in 2013. Stroz Friedberg has been dealing with three to four cases per week in the first quarter of 2016. Locky and TeslaCrypt are the most prevalent types of attack seen by the company. The firm has seen ransom demands of $5,000 or $10,000, or if its a server – $50,000. The attacks are being reported in a number of organizations both large and small, who exist in markets that span several verticals.”]

Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/3052374/incident-response-teams-dealing-with-3-to-4-ransomware-incidents-weekly.html