Ransomware is a $6.2 million industry, based on sales generated from a network of more than 6,300 Dark Web marketplaces that sell over 45,000 products, a report says. Among the best sellers on the marketplaces include do-it-yourself ransomware kits that range from 50 cents to $3,000, with the median price at $10.50, the report notes. Some ransomware authors earn as much as $163,000 per year, substantially higher than the $69,000 paid to software developers.”]
Source: https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/ransomware-sales-on-the-dark-web-spike-2-502-in-2017