"cryptovirology" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: crypto- + virology Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|crypto|virology}} crypto- + virology Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} cryptovirology (uncountable)
  1. (cryptography, computer security) The use of cryptography to design powerful malicious software such as ransomware and asymmetric backdoors. Wikipedia link: cryptovirology Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Computer security, Cryptography Related terms: cryptoviral, cryptovirus, kleptography Translations (Study of cryptovirus): cryptovirologie [feminine] (French)

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