Ransomware

nouncandidate·updated May 9, 2026

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A type of malware that is a form of extortion. It works by encrypting a victim's hard drive denying them access to key files. The victim must then pay a ransom to decrypt the files and gain access to them again.

Classifications

per-axis with provenance

Entity Type

Threat90%rule-basedr:entity.threat.attack.v1

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

3 surface forms

plural: Ransomwares
possessive: Ransomware's
pluralpossessive: Ransomwares'

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