Ransomware is a type of malicious software used by cybercriminals with the purpose to block victims from accessing their data and until a ransom is paid. Malware of this type blocks access to files by encrypting them. It is common that ransomware renames encrypted files by appending its extension
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Ransomware is a type of malware that denies access to files on the infected computer - it encrypts files and demands payment for decryption (displays or creates a ransom note). Cryp0 ransomware renames encrypted files by appending the ".cryp0" extension, for example, it renames a file named "1.jpg
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