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Definition ransomware in British English

ransomware noun

noun
1

computer malware that locks someone's machine and demands a payment from the computer owner in order to be unlocked

Example

Reveton is part of a category of malicious programs called ransomware that block certain OS features or encrypt personal files and ask victims for money in order to return their system to normal.

Definition ransomware in British English