Ransomware has moved out of its traditional Russian market and is starting to become a measurable problem in countries such as the US and Germany. The US topped the list with just over 2,000 infections, ahead of Germany on 1,203, and Hungary on 561. The modus operandi is to attack smaller numbers using below-the-radar campaigns, extracting relatively large amounts from each victim. Recent disruption of the industry behind fake antivirus scams has sent developers to new types of attack that can make use of payment channels less dependant on credit cards.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2131159/ransom-trojans-spreading-beyond-russian-heartland.html