A computer is presenting a user with a screen requesting payment before the user data is allowed to be accessed by the same user. What type of malware is this?
- a type of virus
- a type of worm
- a type of ransomware
- a type of logic bomb
| Answers Explanation & Hints:
Ransomware commonly encrypts data on a computer and makes the data unavailable until the computer user pays a specific sum of money |