Timeline for Can 'ransom' mean the sum paid for a normal service rather than the sum paid for setting free someone held hostage?
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Dec 16, 2015 at 18:07 | vote | accept | aristotle85 | ||
Dec 16, 2015 at 18:06 | comment | added | aristotle85 | I think the problem is that the director was, probably, asked to pay ransom to those responsible for the attack, as implied in this quote by the director >"I might just pay [a ransom] next time,” but the article doesn't mention whether this happened or not. This might lead one to think that ransom is meant for the IT supplier, which doesn't make sense since they aren't the ones holding the data 'hostage'. | |
Dec 16, 2015 at 17:52 | history | edited | Hellion | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
add definition of ransomware
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Dec 16, 2015 at 17:44 | history | answered | Hellion | CC BY-SA 3.0 |