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I thought it was innovation or revolution. Its 😃👍 and Curable maybe. 2603:6080:7D03:1D47:E92D:DEFB:F97C:20E4 (talk) 00:54, 28 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Other ransomware not mentioned

These might be notable, and the links useful for expanding the article:

Cuba [1]
Zeppelin [2]
Hello Kitty/Five Hands (see Vice Society)
Hive [3]
MedusaLocker [4]

-- Beland (talk) 16:45, 15 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Cryptovirology and COI editing

I think that this article puts way too much emphasis on the concept of 'cryptovirology'. This term has no significance whatsoever apart from the work published by Adam Young and Moti Yung, of which the first one is not even a notable academic. That work was published before ransomware was widespread but since it has become widespread, that terminology has not been widely adopted. There was also a major conflict of interest editing by Adam Young and Moti Yung, see Special:Contributions/Adamlucasyoung. I would like to hear the input of other editors. PhotographyEdits (talk) 10:54, 18 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

"Ransomware (malware" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Ransomware (malware has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 February 21 § Ransomware (malware until a consensus is reached. Utopes _{(talk / cont)} 06:44, 21 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Merge proposal

I propose merging Cryptovirology into Ransomware. The rejected AfD left a merge as am open question, so I am opening the discussion. --HamburgerRadio (talk) 01:23, 22 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support merge. The person who coined the term found that cryptoviral extortion was renamed by the media into ransomware. Cryptovirology is a term that was used in early academic research around cryptography in malware, but has since not become a mainstream term. It should have its place in the early history of ransomware, but nothing more. PhotographyEdits (talk) 20:45, 23 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]