Kaspersky Lab report shows sharp increase in ransomware infections compared to the year before. The number of users hit with cryptos surged more than five-fold between 2015 and 2016 to 718,536. In April this year, encryption malware accounted for 54% of all ransomware infections. The report comes amid signs of growing corporate worry over the trend, according to a survey of 1,138 companies. Two-thirds claim to know someone that had been victimized by ransomware, compared to 43% who said the same thing two years ago.”]

