The use of ransomware reached a new high in the first quarter of 2015 in the UK . The security vendor Figures from TrendMicro show that the total number of infections for January and February 2016 more than tripled the amount for the first quarter of 2015 . Crypto-ransomware was universally reported in 99% of all cases in January and 1% in February , with small and medium-sized businesses worst affected, suffering more ransomware infections in February than the total number recorded from February 2016 . The UK ’s global share of ransomware rose from almost 5% at the end of 2014 to almost 5% in the end of 2014 .
The use of ransomware reached a new high in the first quarter of 2015 in the UK . Figures from TrendMicro show that the total number of infections for January and February 2016 more than tripled the amount for the first quarter of 2015 . Crypto-ransomware was universally reported in 99% of all cases in January and 1% in February , with small and medium-sized businesses worst affected, suffering more ransomware infections in February than the total number recorded from February 2016 . The UK ’s global share of ransomware rose from almost 5% at the end of 2014 to almost 5% in the end of 2014 .