Ransomware is a form of malware in which the hacker will gain access to the victim’s computer and lock their files. The hacker will then blackmail the victim into paying them a certain amount of money in a given time frame or else the hacker will delete the files or completely shut down the user’s computer. This will usually cause panic within the victim as they’ll be given a short time period and they will pay the hacker.
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