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What is Ransomware and How to Detect and Prevent It
By Heath Kath on Tue, 06/21/2022
What is Ransomware?Let’s start with the basics. The simple definition of ransom is “a consideration paid or demanded for the release of someone or something from captivity.” Ransomware, then, is a way for bad actors to encrypt information and hold it ransom in exchange for money—typically untraceable bitcoin.There are four main ways that hackers...