Cryptovirology Uncommon

Origin: Greek suffix -ology

Definition, synonyms and related words

Definitions

Noun

The use of cryptography to design powerful malicious software such as ransomware and asymmetric backdoors.

See Also

cryptovirus malicious cryptography cryptovirological kleptography cryptoviral extortion cryptoviral ransomware

Related Terms

cryptovirus malicious cryptography cryptovirological kleptography cryptoviral extortion cryptoviral ransomware software

Rhyming Words

dogy fogy bogy logy pogy ology loogy elogy boogy alogy agogy dilogy oölogy oology eulogy perogy urology geology analogy trilogy

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