Abstract: Computer malware are very common and they are classified based on their behavior. One common form is the ransomware where it will encrypt the user data/files resulting in access denial to them. Nowadays, this type become a very attractive and efficient to attackers for many reasons that will be elaborated in this research and further will learn how to mitigate such attack and secure the user data.
Keywords: cybersecurity – attack – ransomware – malware – cryptocurrency – files.
Title: The Revolution of Ransomware
Author: Abdulaziz Abdulrahman Alrushaid
International Journal of Computer Science and Information Technology Research
ISSN 2348-1196 (print), ISSN 2348-120X (online)
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