Tag: Ransomware Definitions

Screen lockers shut off access to your computer by taking over the operating system. They deny access to the data ...

A type of ransomware where malicious actors try to extort money by threatening to take down their targets' web properties ...

Elliptic curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH) is an anonymous key agreement protocol that allows two parties, each having an elliptic curve public-private ...

A public-key algorithm that is used for key establishment and the generation and verification of digital signatures. As a reversible ...

The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) specifies a FIPS-approved cryptographic algorithm that can be used to protect electronic data.

Is malicious software that tricks computer users into visiting malware-infested websites. Also known as deception software, rogue scanner software or ...

The attacker threatens to publicize sensitive data on the victim's hard drive unless a ransom is paid.

Is the study of the applications of cryptography to malicious software. 

It's a cybercrime economic model that allows malware developers to earn money for their creations without the need to distribute ...

Ransomware is a type of malware that blocks access to the victim’s data and threatens to publish or delete it ...