English Explanatory Dictionary

cryptolocker

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A form of ransomware that encrypts the victim's files and extorts money for the secret key required to decrypt them.

Word forms

cryptolocker cryptolockers

Etymology

From crypto- + locker.

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