Cryptovirology
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cryptovirology-168-3531013
title:
Cryptovirology
text:
Cryptovirology refers to the study of cryptography use in malware, such as ransomware and asymmetric backdoors. Traditionally, cryptography and its applications are defensive in nature, and provide privacy, authentication, and security to users. Cryptovirology employs a twist on cryptography, showing that it can also be used offensively. It can be used to mount extortion based attacks that cause loss of access to information, loss of confidentiality, and information leakage, tasks which cryptogr
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wiki
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encyclopedia
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Securing and encrypting virology
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptovirology
date created:
2006-01-26T14:13:20Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T07:19:36Z
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