Cryptolocker

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A form of ransomware that encrypts the victim's files and extorts money for the secret key required to decrypt them.

    "Normally using a phishing attack, the attacker delivers cryptographic malware, such as a cryptolocker, that encrypts the victim's information […]"

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"Normally using a phishing attack, the attacker delivers cryptographic malware, such as a cryptolocker, that encrypts the victim's information […]"

Etymology

From crypto- + locker.

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