Crossword-Solution: RANSOMWARE
We have 6 clues for the answer “RANSOMWARE”
| Clue | Answers |
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| Bitcoin-extracting "Oops, your files have been encrypted!" pop-up, e.g. | 1 answer |
| Malicious program that aims to extort money in exchange for decrypting important files | 1 answer |
| Malicious programs that block file access | 1 answer |
| Nefarious program that holds data hostage | 1 answer |
| Online holdup? | 1 answer |
| Program that holds you up? | 1 answer |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
REATE
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Quotes with RANSOMWARE (3)
Ransomware is more about manipulating vulnerabilities in human psychology than the adversary's technological sophistication
Ransomware is unique among cybercrime because in order for the attack to be successful, it requires the victim to become a willing accomplice after the fact
Applying criminal law to the exchange of bitcoin on behalf of ransomware victims would create a morally shocking result of re-victimizing a victim. All lawfully operating digital currency exchanges would thereafter refuse to exchange bitcoin for ransomware victims for fear of criminal culpability.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: LAT, New Yorker, NYT, Slate.
Used 5 times in crossword archives (2017–2024).