English: Scareware

Part of speech

Noun, Feminine, Singular

Definition

Used by criminals to extort money from vulnerable users by persuading them that their PC is at risk or infected, and urging them to buy bogus security software.

Context

Mae troseddwyr yn defnyddio meddalwedd codi ofn i gael arian trwy fygwth defnyddwyr sy’n agored i gael eu perswadio bod eu PC mewn perygl neu wedi’i heintio, gan werthu meddalwedd diogelwch ffug iddynt.