Cybersecurity experts fear the future of ransomware will become more aggressive in the coming years. Cybercriminals have already managed to rake in US$1 billion last year through the attacks, according to one estimate. Ransomware infections are already harassing small and medium businesses, experts say. The hackers behind the infections are demanding higher and higher payments, some times over $40,000, an expert says. Small businesses are also failing to properly segregate their computers from other processes, like a factory assembly line.”]