A type of virus that threatens to destroy or publish private data unless a ransom is paid.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A type of virus that threatens to destroy or publish private data unless a ransom is paid.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":76,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_cryptoslate_glossary_part_of_speech":"noun","_cryptoslate_glossary_phonetic_spelling":"RAN-sum-wair","_cryptoslate_glossary_example_sentences":["The exchange took its servers offline after ransomware encrypted several internal systems.","Attackers demanded payment in cryptocurrency to unlock files affected by the ransomware.","Regular backups helped the company recover without paying the ransomware demand.","The security team traced the ransomware infection to a malicious email attachment.","Wallet holders should treat unexpected download links as a potential ransomware threat."]},"glossary_topic":[83439,83432],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n