Ransomware-as-a-Service operation appears to be making a killing, with proceeds flowing to the gang behind the malware as well as affiliates. Sodinokibi has lately seized the RaaS mantle from GandCrab, after the administrators of that criminal scheme announced their retirement on May 31, boasting that their affiliates had earned more than $2 billion. The average ransom demand working out to about 0.45 bitcoin, worth $4,000, according to McAfee researchers.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/sodinokibi-ransomware-gang-appears-to-be-making-killing-a-13269