Question

Isabel received a message on her computer that appeared to be from the FBI. It informed her that her computer has been locked and she would need to pay a fee to retrieve her data. How would you describe what is happening?
A. A hacker is trying to put a Trojan on her computer.
B. A worm has infected her computer and she needs to unplug her device.
C. It is most likely ransomware because it is telling her she has to verify payment information to unlock her computer.
D. Nothing has happened and the message is fine to ignore since she has not been home all day and her computer has not been turned on until now.

Answer 1

Answer:

Option C is the correct option.

Explanation:

When any email or message is received from the FBI in the user's computer system and the following message is about the user's computer system has been locked and they demand some amount to unlock their data or information.

So, the following scenario is about the ransomware because they ransom money to retrieve their data and information from the system.