The SamSam ransomware group seems to have gotten to a “great”” start in 2018
Source: and an ICS firm. Victims said the ransomware locked files and displayed a message with the word “”sorry”” Ransom notes and extensions usually vary from victim to victim. There have been 17 submissions of SamSam-related files to ID-Ransomware service in January alone. Most of the victims are from the US