Ransomware is a type of malware that takes control of a user’s system or data. Criminals then attempt to extort payment from the victim. Ransomware often includes threats of damaging a user’s system or data if the victim does not pay the ransom. Ransomware that encrypts the user’s data is sometimes called crypto-malware. Some ransomware has added in a new blackmail technique called doxing. If the user doesn’t pay the ransom to decrypt the files, the attacker threatens to publish the files along with the victim’s credentials. Malware that uses doxing is sometimes called doxingware.
