When Sally turns her computer on, she sees a screen indicating software has encrypted all of her data files. A message indicates she must pay $300 within 48 hours to access the decryption key. What does this describe?

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When Sally turns her computer on, she sees a screen indicating software has encrypted all of her data files. A message indicates she must pay $300 within 48 hours to access the decryption key. What does this describe?