crypto ransomware

(CRYPTOcurrency ransomware) A synonym for ransomware because cryptography is used to both encrypt the user's data and pay the ransom. Ransomware typically demands payment in Bitcoin, and hundreds of millions of dollars have been extorted via ransomware. See ransomware.

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