ransomware
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malware demanding payment
A kind of harmful computer program that locks your files and asks you to pay money to get them back.
Mẫu sử dụng:
[system/company/person] is hit by/infected with ransomware; ransomware encrypts [files/data]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Ransomware is usually uncountable. Say “ransomware” or “a ransomware attack,” not usually “a ransomware.”
Từ đồng nghĩa
malware (Broader term for any malicious software, not only software that demands a ransom.)
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ransom malware (More explicit but much less common term for the same type of software.)
Từ trái nghĩa
security software (Software intended to protect systems rather than harm or extort them.)
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antivirus software (Software designed to detect or remove malware, including some ransomware.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
ransomware attack
|ransomware infection
|ransomware gang
|ransomware group
|ransomware demand
|ransomware payment
|ransomware victim
|ransomware strain
|deploy ransomware
|protect against ransomware
Chủ đề
cybersecurity
|technology
|crime
|business
Ví dụ
- The hospital had to postpone appointments after ransomware encrypted its patient records.
- Cybercriminals used ransomware to lock the company’s files and demand payment in cryptocurrency.
- Regular backups can reduce the damage caused by ransomware.
Ví dụ cho người học
- Ransomware locked all the files on his laptop.
- The company paid experts to remove the ransomware.
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Dạng từ điển
ransomware
IPA
GB/ɹˈænsəmwɚ/
US/ɹˈænsəmwɚ/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
ransom - ware (2 âm tiết)
Stress on 1st syllable (ransom)
Các dạng từ
Noun
- Base: ransomware
- Plural: ransomwares
Cách diễn đạt
ransomware attack
1/ɹˈænsəmwɚ ətˈæk/
fixed phrase
attack using ransomware
An online attack that locks computer files and asks for money to unlock them.
Ví dụ
- The city declared an emergency after a ransomware attack shut down several public services.
- A ransomware attack forced the manufacturer to stop production for three days.
- The school district improved its backups after last year’s ransomware attack.
ransomware demand
1/ɹˈænsəmwɚ dɪmˈænd/
fixed phrase
money demanded by attackers
The amount of money criminals ask for after a ransomware attack.
Ví dụ
- The ransomware demand rose to $2 million after the deadline passed.
- Investigators found a note on the server containing the ransomware demand.
- The hospital received a ransomware demand payable in bitcoin.
ransomware gang
1/ɹˈænsəmwɚ ɡˈæŋ/
fixed phrase
criminal ransomware group
A group of criminals who use ransomware to get money.
Ví dụ
- A ransomware gang claimed responsibility for the attack on the shipping company.
- Security researchers linked the malware to a well-known ransomware gang.
- The ransomware gang threatened to publish the stolen files.
ransomware payment
1/ɹˈænsəmwɚ pˈeɪmənt/
fixed phrase
payment to ransomware criminals
Money paid to criminals after they lock or steal computer files.
Ví dụ
- The company refused to make a ransomware payment and restored its files from backups.
- Officials warned that a ransomware payment does not guarantee that criminals will return the data.
- The insurer reviewed whether the ransomware payment was covered by the policy.
ransomware strain
1/ɹˈænsəmwɚ stɹˈeɪn/
fixed phrase
technical
type of ransomware
One specific kind of ransomware.
Ví dụ
- Analysts identified a new ransomware strain targeting small businesses.
- This ransomware strain spreads through infected email attachments.
- Different ransomware strains use different encryption methods.
ransomware-as-a-service
1/ɹˈænsəmwɚ ˈæz ə sˈɚvɪs/
fixed phrase
technical
subscription ransomware crime model
A criminal service that lets other criminals rent or use ransomware tools.
Ví dụ
- The group operated ransomware-as-a-service and took a percentage of each ransom.
- Ransomware-as-a-service has made it easier for less skilled criminals to launch attacks.
- Authorities shut down several servers linked to a ransomware-as-a-service network.