{"id":42426,"date":"2021-05-11T06:10:53","date_gmt":"2021-05-11T06:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=42426"},"modified":"2021-05-11T06:10:54","modified_gmt":"2021-05-11T06:10:54","slug":"what-is-a-ransomware-recently-seen-in-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/what-is-a-ransomware-recently-seen-in-news\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Ransomware, recently seen in news?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is a Ransomware, recently seen in news?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A. Space Debris<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>B. A form of malware<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>C. A software developed to fight with Covid-19<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>D. Mobile App launched by UN<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explanation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A cyber-criminal gang that took a major US fuel pipeline offline over the weekend has acknowledged the incident in a public statement. The US issued emergency legislation after Colonial Pipeline was hit by a ransomware cyber-attack. Ransomware is a form of malware that encrypts a victim&#8217;s files. The attacker then demands a ransom from the victim to restore access to the data upon payment. Users are shown instructions for how to pay a fee to get the decryption key.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is a Ransomware, recently seen in news? A. Space Debris B. A form of malware C. A software developed to fight with Covid-19 D. Mobile App launched by UN Explanation: A cyber-criminal gang that took a major US fuel pipeline offline over the weekend has acknowledged the incident in a public statement. 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