3. What is ransomware? Which of the 10 computer ethics commandments is/are violated by ransomware?

Ransomware is computer malware which holds a computer system, or the data it contains, hostage against its user by demanding a ransom for its restoration. It violated within this 10 computer ethics commandments, they are:

a. Thou shalt not use a computer to harm other people.

b. Thou shalt not interfere with other people's computer work.

c. Thou shalt not snoop around in other people's files.

d. Thou shalt not use a computer to steal.