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==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 a shift in 2013, ransomware was 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==
==Variants==