ransomware

program that locks files until a sum of money is paid
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ransomware

Summary

ransomware is a computer science term[1]. ransomware has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • ransomware's instance of is recorded as computer science term[3].
  • ransom is named after ransomware[4].
  • ransomware is a type of cyberattack[5].
  • ransomware is a type of cybercrime[6].
  • ransomware is a type of malware[7].
  • ransomware is a type of security risk[8].
  • ransomware is a type of Q124646306[9].
  • ransomware is a type of weapon[10].
  • ransomware's Commons category is recorded as Ransomware[11].
  • ransomware's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ransomware[12].
  • ransomware's has effect is recorded as extortion[13].
  • ransomware's different from is recorded as computer virus[14].
  • ransomware's studied by is recorded as cryptovirology[15].
  • ransomware's handled, mitigated, or managed by is recorded as anti-malware[16].

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Designation and Status

ransomware's instance of is recorded as computer science term[3].

History and Context

ransom is named after ransomware[4].

Why It Matters

ransomware has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] ransomware is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Icannwiki page id Ransomware
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P12521]]: Ransomware, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/294327113|Ransomware (#294327113)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8064|ICANNWiki]] #mix'"
  2. 18d ago · JhealdBatch bot · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of wikimedia project Q140249898
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    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/36807|batch #36807]]: tag for concrete/abstract disjunction anomaly"
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