Cryptoware
By Wouter Dammers | Cybercrime, ICTrecht | 7 February 2018
Cryptoware is a type of ransomware and a type of malware that encrypts files on a computer or in a network. The key is only […]
By Wouter Dammers | Cybercrime, ICTrecht | 7 February 2018
Cryptoware is a type of ransomware and a type of malware that encrypts files on a computer or in a network. The key is only […]
By Wouter Dammers | Cybercrime, ICTrecht | 7 February 2018
DDoS (or DoS) stands for (Distributed) Denial of Service. This is the name for a type of attack in which a certain service (for example […]
By Wouter Dammers | Cybercrime, ICTrecht | 7 February 2018
When the process of defacing is happening, websites are modified, damaged or replaced by a hacker.
By Wouter Dammers | Cybercrime, ICTrecht, Privacy | 28 September 2018
A hack is an administration that is not intended by the author. Hacks provide solutions ‘out of the box’. In particular, in the case of […]
By Wouter Dammers | Cybercrime, ICTrecht | 7 February 2018
Malware is a portmanteau of “malicious” and “software”. Nowadays, malware is the term used as a generic term for viruses, worms and Trojans, among others.
By Wouter Dammers | Cybercrime, ICTrecht | 7 February 2018
Phishing is a collective name for digital activities that aim to extract personal information from people. This personal information can be misused for example for […]
By Wouter Dammers | Cybercrime, ICTrecht | 7 February 2018
Ransomware is een type malware dat systemen en/of informatie daarop blokkeert en alleen tegen betaling van losgeld toegankelijk maakt.
By Wouter Dammers | Cybercrime, ICTrecht | 7 February 2018
Spearphishing is a variant of phishing that focuses on one person or a very limited group of people in, for example, an organization, who are […]