ransomware
English
Etymology
Noun
ransomware (uncountable)
- (computing) Malware that holds the data of a computer user for ransom.
- 2008, Markus Jakobsson, Zulfikar Ramzan, Crimeware: Understanding New Attacks and Defenses, p. 375:
- The amount of money generated by ransomware schemes would appear to be quite small given their lack of popularity and the asking price in ransom notes...
- 2008, Markus Jakobsson, Zulfikar Ramzan, Crimeware: Understanding New Attacks and Defenses, p. 375:
- (computing) Software that is released as open source only in exchange for payment.