cryptolocker

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

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noun

"Normally using a phishing attack, the attacker delivers cryptographic malware, such as a cryptolocker, that encrypts the victim's information […]"
"Both a secure bastion and a cryptolocker were made up for this question, although cryptolocker itself is a type of malware."

From crypto- + locker.

cryptolockers (plural)

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