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{{Def|pos=Proper noun|cj=''uncountable''|def1=A [[Word_compendium/R/RA/ransomware|ransomware]] Trojan first observed in September 2013 that spread through malicious email attachments and via the [[Word_compendium/G/GA/GameOver-Zeus|GameOver Zeus]] botnet; once executed it encrypted victims’ files using public-key cryptography (with the private keys held by the attackers) and demanded payment (often in [[Word_coompendium/B/BI/Bitcoin|Bitcoin]] or prepaid vouchers) for decryption. The campaign caused widespread data loss and extortion until law-enforcement disruption efforts (notably Operation Tovar) began in mid-2014.}} | |||
Revision as of 03:11, 23 September 2025
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Word compendium/C/CR/cryptolocker (uncountable)
- A ransomware Trojan first observed in September 2013 that spread through malicious email attachments and via the GameOver Zeus botnet; once executed it encrypted victims’ files using public-key cryptography (with the private keys held by the attackers) and demanded payment (often in Bitcoin or prepaid vouchers) for decryption. The campaign caused widespread data loss and extortion until law-enforcement disruption efforts (notably Operation Tovar) began in mid-2014.Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "{".[[Category:Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "{".]]