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Ransom is the practice of holding a prisoner or item to extort money or property to secure their release, or the sum of money involved in such a practice. When ransom means "payment", the word comes via Old French rançon from Latin redemptio, 'buying back'; compare "redemption".
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Ransomware is a type of cryptovirological malware that permanently blocks access to the victim's personal data unless a ransom is paid. While some simple ransomware may lock the system without damaging any files, more advanced malware uses a technique called cryptoviral extortion.
Apr 5, 2024 · Noun [ edit] ransom (usually uncountable, plural ransoms) Money paid for the freeing of a hostage . They were held for two million dollars ransom. They were held to ransom. The release of a captive, or of captured property, by payment of a consideration. prisoners hopeless of ransom.
Ransom can mean two things: Holding a person against their will, in order to get some money (or some other things) The money, or the goods which (could possibly) be obtained in such a way.
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