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Ransomware

A type of malicious software designed to block access to a computer system until a sum of money is paid.

— defined in 93th Edition, Feb 6, 2025
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Appears across 2 pieces (1 defined it · 1 discussed it in essays): when this term was part of the conversation. First surfaces Jan 2025.

Across the corpus (2 — 1 defined · 1 discussed)

Discussed Not Just Another Essay About DeepSeek—The Ransomware EditionW05 · Jan 30, 2025
Defined 93th EditionW06 · Feb 6, 2025