Ransom demands jumped to as much as $2.8 million in cases where criminals either targeted an organization or obtained access discovered that they have a better bargain and therefore increase the ransom demand. Ransom demand has increased to such heights that it is touching seven figures in some cases. Hacking or malware attacks was the leading cause (47 percent of data breaches in 2018) followed by accidental disclosure (20 percent) Business email compromise incidents continued to rise, more than doubling in the first nine months of 2018 compared to the same period in 2017.”]
Source: https://hackercombat.com/healthcare-industry-continues-to-be-the-favourite-for-ransomware/