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Ransomware

What does Ransomware?

"Ransomware" is a term of art made up of "ransom" and "software" and means "blackmail software" in German. Typical manifestations are so-called blackmail or encryption Trojans, with which unauthorized Third gain access to the data in a third-party IT system. The aim of the Ransomware is to encrypt the data of the infected systems and at the same time demand a "ransom" in order to decrypt the data and thus make it accessible again to the actual users.

Practical example

One company uses Ransomware to personal data through Technical and organizational measures from unauthorized access.