Ransomware extorts money from victims with promises of restoring encrypted data. Like other computer viruses, it usually finds its way onto a device by exploiting a security hole in vulnerable software or by tricking someone into installing it. It typically scores high profile victims like hospitals, public schools and police departments.
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