different between ransomware vs phishing

English

Etymology

From ransom +? -ware.

Noun

ransomware (uncountable)

1. (computing) Malware that holds the data of a computer user for ransom, usually requiring or claiming to require payment to restore access.

   Hypernym: malware

   Hyponyms: cryptolocker, cryptovirus

   • 2008, Markus Jakobsson, Zulfikar Ramzan, Crimeware: Understanding New Attacks and Defenses, p. 375:

     The amount of money generated by ransomware schemes would appear to be quite small given their lack of popularity and the asking price in ransom notes […]
2. (computing, derogatory) Software that is released as open source only in exchange for payment.
   • 2013, Mano Paul, Official (ISC)2 Guide to the CSSLP CBK, Second Edition, page 622:

     [I]n some situations, the source code of COTS may be escrowed and released under a free software or open source license when the original developer (or supplier) no longer continues to develop that software or if stipulated fundraising conditions are met. This model is referred to as the ransom model of software publishing and the software is known as ransomware.

Translations

Further reading

• ransomware on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from English ransomware.

Noun

ransomware m

1. (computing) ransomware

Declension

Synonyms

• vyd?ra?ský program
• vyd?ra?ský software

Further reading

• ransomware on the Czech Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^cs

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English ransomware.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?r?n.s?m????r/, [???n.s?m?w???]
• Hyphenation: ran?som?ware

Noun

ransomware m (uncountable)

1. ransomware

   Synonym: gijzelsoftware

Spanish

Noun

ransomware m (uncountable)

1. ransomware

English

Etymology

Respelling of fishing (“trying to find”). In Usenet newsgroups, cracker and pirate groups used variant spellings of phish and warez (i.e. wares) to evade scans and filters by mainstream servers policing the ARPAnet/Internet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f????/

Homophone: fishing

• Rhymes: -????

Noun

phishing (uncountable)

1. (computing) The malicious act of keeping a false website or sending a false e-mail with the intent of masquerading as a trustworthy entity in order to acquire sensitive information, such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details.
2. The act of circumventing security with an alias.

Synonyms

• spoofing

Related terms

• phish
• phisher
• spearphishing

Translations

Verb

phishing

1. present participle of phish

Finnish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English phishing.

Noun

phishing

1. (slang) phishing

Declension

Synonyms

• verkkourkinta
• kalastelu

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English phishing.

Noun

phishing m (uncountable)

1. (computer security) phishing (the act of sending email that falsely claims to be from a legitimate organisation)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English phishing.

Noun

phishing m (uncountable)

1. (computing) phishing