The use of ransomware reached a new high in February in the UK . Figures from TrendMicro show that the total number of infections for January and February 2016 more than doubled the amount for the first quarter of 2015 . The new figures from Trend Micro reveal that there were more than twice as many infections last month than in the entire first three months of 2015. Crypto - ransomware was universally reported in 99 % of all households in January and 100 % in February , with small and medium - sized businesses worst affected , suffering more ransomware infections in February than the total number recorded from January to September 2015 . The UK ’s global share of ransomware rose from 1 % at the end of 2014 to almost 5 % in February 2016 .
The use of ransomware reached a new high in February in the UK . Figures from TrendMicro show that the total number of infections for January and February 2016 more than doubled the amount for the first quarter of 2015 . Crypto - ransomware was universally reported in 99 % of all households in January and 100 % in February , with small and medium - sized businesses worst affected , suffering more ransomware infections in February than the total number recorded from January to September 2015 . The UK ’s global share of ransomware rose from 1 % at the end of 2014 to almost 5 % in February 2016 .