A hospital's patient records system suddenly displays a red screen demanding payment in Bitcoin within 48 hours to decrypt the database. What type of malware has infected the system?

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Ransomware. Ransomware encrypts files or locks systems and demands payment for the decryption key or restoration of access.

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Keylogger

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Rootkit

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Spyware

A hospital's patient records system suddenly displays a red screen demanding payment in Bitcoin within 48 hours to decrypt the database. What type of malware has infected the system?

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