ransomware
Malware that holds the data of a computer user for ransom, usually requiring or…Malware that holds the data of a computer user for ransom, usually requiring or claiming to require payment to restore access.
» This company was hit by a ransomware attack.
Ця компанія була атакована програмою-вимагачем.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable, usually)Malware that holds the data of a computer user for ransom, usually requiring or claiming to require payment to restore access.
Ransomware, Erpressungssoftware, Erpressungstrojaner
програ́мма-вымога́тельprográmma-vymogátelʹ, програ́мма-шантажи́стprográmma-šantažíst
програма-вимагачprohrama-vymahač, програма-шантажистprohrama-šantažyst
(derogatory, uncountable, usually)Software that is released as open source only in exchange for payment.
- malicious software that makes a computer unusable unless a payment is made to the attacker
Examples
3 sentencesThis company was hit by a ransomware attack.
Ця компанія була атакована програмою-вимагачем.
Cybercrime has exploded, with mounting reports of an increase in ransomware attacks.
Local governments in the United States, like the cities of Atlanta and Baltimore, have fallen victim to ransomware.
Translations
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Origin
Proto-West Germanic *samft(ī)Proto-West Germanic *samft(ī)
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Forms
plural: ransomware| Singular | ransomware |
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uncountable · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable