Register
Which type of computer threat locks a device and sends a message that states the device cannot be unlocked unless the user submites a payment? A: Trojan Horse B: Ransomware C: Virus D: Phishing Attack
191k views
1 vote
Which type of computer threat locks a device and sends a message that states the device cannot be unlocked unless the user submites a payment?

A: Trojan Horse
B: Ransomware
C: Virus
D: Phishing Attack

User Klogd
by
4.4k points

2 Answers

0 votes

Answer:virus

Step-by-step explanation:

User Rizowski
by
3.7k points
4 votes
Ransomware, as the name may imply (ransom). Think of it like a hostage situation. Someone rich gets kidnapped (user), the kidnapper (threat) would want a ransom.
User Vikifor
by
4.2k points
Ask a Question
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

4.4m questions

5.6m answers

Other Questions

❗URGENT❗ Order this list of events to show a typical story of migration and human-environmental interaction? Original Population Integrates Into Other Cultures Population Moves Away Villages Grow Corn
. How industrialisation and urbanisation have exerted a great pressure on existing fresh water resources in India? Explain with an example of each
Which of these allowed Japan’s population to grow? A. Japan imported most of its food from China. B. Japan had no enemies, so its population grew. C. Japan’s climate enabled rice production and fishing.
How did setting small border disputes, such as that between Sweden and Finland, help Europe as a whole?
People are not spread out evenly over the world true or false
Link Copied!