Ransomware Market Analysis-Researchers at Carbon Black examined the ransomware market for about two months and came up with some interesting key findings respective to the flourishing ransomware market and huge earnings have been made by all tiers in the black market.
We are trying to present some of the key findings in the report. Courtesy : Report by Carbon Black team can be find here
- The overall ransomware economy has grown more than 2,500-percent, from about $250,000 to $6.24 million from 2016 to 2017.
- Some sellers are making more than $100,000 a year off ransomware, others are barely breaking even
- Developers can create customized solutions earning money via functional kits(turnkey solutions).