ransomware

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ran·som·ware

(răn′səm-wâr′)
n.
Malware that disables the normal operation of a computer until money or other ransom is paid to the person or organization responsible for the malware.
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ransomware

(ˈrænsəmˌwɛə)
n
(Computer Science) informal illegal computer software that disables a computer or blocks access to data until a payment is received
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Translations
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It's true that all you women are crybabies," remarked Petya, pacing the room with large, resolute strides.
"I'm not a goose, but they are who cry about trifles," said Petya.
"And I know why she'd be ashamed," said Petya, offended by Natasha's previous remark.
"Not more stupid than you, madam," said the nine-year-old Petya, with the air of an old brigadier.
Vera, Natasha, Sonya, and Petya now entered the room, and the reading of the letter began.
The letters were from the old count, the countess, Petya, Vera, Natasha, and Sonya, and finally there were six thousand rubles for his outfit and various other things the old count sent to his son.
Minister for Regional Development and Public Works Petya Avramova announced during parliamentary scrutiny that opportunities were being sought for the implementation of the project and for the opening of the Klepalo border checkpoint with the Republic of North Macedonia.
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One of the key speakers was Petya Eckler, a senior lecturer from Strathclyde University who focuses her research on how all kinds of media can influence an individual's attitudes towards their own body.
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The epic opens with a defiant act by a young deaf boy, Petya, whose murder is implied in the space between the first and second poems.
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Petya Svetozarova Atanasova, 37, is also being sought in connection with a case of burglary and theft, offences committed between July 21 and 22, this year, as well as being illegally in Cyprus.
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