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2. Ransomware - Wikipedia

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   Security experts have suggested precautionary measures for dealing with ransomware. Using software or other security policies to block known payloads from launching will help to prevent infection, but will not protect against all attacks [ 29 ] [ 141 ] As such, having a proper backup solution is a critical component to defending against ransomware.

3. The Ransomware Hunting Team - Wikipedia

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   Kirkus Reviews called The Ransomware Hunting Team "[a]n accessible, tautly written account of cyberwarfare in real time." [8] Their review said it brings to mind Clifford Stoll's 1989 book, The Cuckoo's Egg when "computer mischief" was still new, but added that Dudley and Golden's book "is an update to that distinguished predecessor, though it also enters into the newer realms of the dark web ...

4. Computer security - Wikipedia

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   An example of a physical security measure: a metal lock on the back of a personal computer to prevent hardware tampering. Computer security (also cybersecurity, digital security, or information technology (IT) security) is the protection of computer software, systems and networks from threats that can lead to unauthorized information disclosure, theft or damage to hardware, software, or data ...

5. List of cyberattacks - Wikipedia

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   A cyberattack is any type of offensive maneuver employed by individuals or whole organizations that targets computer information systems, infrastructures, computer networks, and/or personal computer devices by various means of malicious acts usually originating from an anonymous source that either steals, alters, or destroys a specified target by hacking into a susceptible system.

6. CryptoLocker - Wikipedia

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   The CryptoLocker ransomware attack was a cyberattack using the CryptoLocker ransomware that occurred from 5 September 2013 to late May 2014. The attack utilized a trojan that targeted computers running on Microsoft Windows , [ 1 ] and was believed to have first been posted to the Internet on 5 September 2013. [ 2 ]

7. Malware - Wikipedia

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   Encryption-based ransomware, like the name suggests, is a type of ransomware that encrypts all files on an infected machine. These types of malware then display a pop-up informing the user that their files have been encrypted and that they must pay (usually in Bitcoin) to recover them.