: software designed to interfere with a computer's normal functioning
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Law enforcement also created a website for Operation Endgame, which trolls the hackers behind the malware variants.
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Michael Kan, PCMAG, 31 May 2024
German authorities are seeking the arrest of seven people on suspicion of being members of a criminal organization whose aim was to spread the Trickbot malware.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Europe, 30 May 2024
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Michael Kan, PCMAG, 31 May 2024
German authorities are seeking the arrest of seven people on suspicion of being members of a criminal organization whose aim was to spread the Trickbot malware.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Europe, 30 May 2024
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“Malware.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/malware. Accessed 4 Jun. 2024.
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malware
noun
mal·ware
ˈmal-ˌwer 
: software that is designed to interfere with a computer's normal functioning and that can be used to commit cybercrime (as by revealing passwords, PINs, and other sensitive data)
Etymology
mal- bad + software
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