{"id":"ransomware","name":"Ransomware","summary":"Ransomware is the 1989 malicious software delivered via floppy disk that encrypts victim files and demands payment, evolving into a household cybersecurity threat and viral internet meme.","tags":[],"howToUse":[],"imageCount":3,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/ransomware/ransomware-piracy-protection-scam.webp","caption":"Ransomware exploiting anti-piracy legislation to extort payment from users.","width":500,"height":377,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/ransomware/ransomware-police-lock-screen.webp","caption":"Police impersonation ransomware scam from early 2010s demanding fine payment.","width":680,"height":436,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/ransomware/ransomware-aids-information-1989.webp","caption":"The original 1989 AIDS ransomware—the first malware of its kind.","width":488,"height":264,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/ransomware/history.md","related":["authenticator-app-lost","facebook-plain-text-password-storage-controversy","the-heartbleed-bug","botnet","ddos","lulzsec-hacks","400-pound-hacker","blue-screen-of-death-bsod","hacktivism-internet-vigilantism","lizard-squad","operation-darknet","phishing"],"popularityRank":1317,"license":"Meme images and history: templates, screenshots, photos and fan edits, many of copyrighted material or real people. Explicit and offensive memes and images are included and flagged nsfw. Check you have the right to use an image before publishing."}