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a blurb on variants
==Evolution==
==Evolution==
Before improving in 2013, ransomware started out an a method of attack against corporations.<ref>https://www.knowbe4.com/ransomware</ref> The ransom would be very high, since the company targeted would have significant assets. To resume necessary business processes, the corporation may be willing to pay the exorbitant fee.<ref>http://www.darkreading.com/endpoint/a-brief-history-of-ransomware/d/d-id/1325212</ref><ref>http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-mh-2016-is-the-year-of-ransomware-20160308-column.html</ref> However, modern ransomware now usually charges much less, but is carried by a worm, virus, or trojan so that it can infect many computers worldwide.<ref>https://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/security/definition/ransomware</ref> Although most individual users have no way of paying $100,000, they may be willing to pay $500 to recover their photographs, documents, or other files which are locked on their computer.<ref>https://us.norton.com/yoursecurityresource/detail.jsp?aid=rise_in_ransomware</ref>
Before improving in 2013, ransomware started out an a method of attack against corporations.<ref>https://www.knowbe4.com/ransomware</ref> The ransom would be very high, since the company targeted would have significant assets. To resume necessary business processes, the corporation may be willing to pay the exorbitant fee.<ref>http://www.darkreading.com/endpoint/a-brief-history-of-ransomware/d/d-id/1325212</ref><ref>http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-mh-2016-is-the-year-of-ransomware-20160308-column.html</ref> However, modern ransomware now usually charges much less, but is carried by a worm, virus, or trojan so that it can infect many computers worldwide.<ref>https://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/security/definition/ransomware</ref> Although most individual users have no way of paying $100,000, they may be willing to pay $500 to recover their photographs, documents, or other files which are locked on their computer.<ref>https://us.norton.com/yoursecurityresource/detail.jsp?aid=rise_in_ransomware</ref>
==Variants==
There are several types of ransomeware. Some lock the device, but do not actually encrypt the data, while others (called Leakware) will not deny access at all. Rather, leakware threatens to publish information from the victim's computer if they do not pay. This is nothing more than a form of blackmail.
==Examples==
==Examples==