cryptoviral extortion
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[edit]Noun
[edit]cryptoviral extortion (uncountable)
- (cryptography, computer security, Internet) A data kidnapping attack studied in the field of cryptovirology, in which malware encrypts user data and asks for payment in exchange for the decryption key.
See also
[edit]- Cryptovirology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia