- Malware that encrypts files or the system and demands ransom to regain access
- Has an ultimatum of ransom increasing, data released or data deleted
Types of ransom
- Crypto-malware encrypts files
- can also mean ransomware that demands cryptocurrency
- Locker-ransomeware can lock user out of device
- Scareware scares a user into paying
- Doxware, extortionware, or leakware threatens to release the stolen data
How to prevent
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