ACCA · Question 13 · Business functions, regulation and technology
A national smart-grid energy company discovers that malicious software has encrypted their core distribution databases. The attackers demand a payment of $5 million in cryptocurrency to provide the decryption key, threatening to shut down power to major cities if unpaid. What specific type of cyber-security threat is this?
Answer options:
Phishing
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS)
Ransomware
Spyware
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