An employee at ABC Inc. downloaded an email and opened the attachment contained within the message. Shortly afterwards all employees were blocked from accessing files on the company's servers and the criminals told ABC Inc. they would have to pay a large amount of Bitcoin to regain access to their files. ABC Inc. was a victim of ____________.
A) ransomware
B) identity theft
C) spyware
D) cyber warfare

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The scenario described is a classic example of a ransomware attack, where malware encrypts or locks access to the victim's files or systems and demands payment for their release.

An Employee at ABC Inc