[Slightly OT] Ransomware as a Model for Rev Toolmaking?

[Howard Bornstein]

On 7/19/05, Dan Shafer <revdan at danshafer.com> wrote:
> A friend of mine pointed me to an intriguing business concept called
> "RansomWare"

I had never heard of the term RansomWare before this thread. 
Interestingly, in this month's Wired Magazine (Aug. 2005), under
Jargon Watch, there is another definition of RansomWare:

"Internet extortion software that, when downloaded, encrypts the
contents of your hard drive. The parties responsible demand payment to
decrypt your data."

Ouch!

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Howard Bornstein
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