Ransom  

A ransomware attack is a type of malware that locks your computer files and asks for money to unlock them. This type of attack is often referred to as digital kidnapping.

The Supreme Court has sentenced three people, held guilty of contempt of court for making "scurrilous and scandalous allegations" against two sitting judges of the apex court, to 3-month jail observing that it was a "concerted effort to virtually hold the judiciary to ransom".

Anyone opposing the CAA should go to the Supreme Court and challenge it constitutionally and government and people protesting are bound to abide by the decision.  Holding people and nation to ransom without any rhyme or reason should be dealt firmly under the provisions of the law. 

This article was first published in the magazine Spade A Spade. 

A staff of the Power Distribution Company of Telangana Thursday received a mail from an unknown person and when he inadvertently clicked on it, the virus (ransomware) attack took over the entire system

The Indian hackers have not only defaced Paksitani websites like that of the foreign affairs ministry, they have also infected many others with ransomware, in the wake of the Pulwama terror attack.