The emergence of technology with borderless access discovers a
new spectrum of world to mankind - the virtual world. Thanks to
technology, our daily activities and businesses are facilitated,
simplified and accelerated. However, with the advancement of
technology, dangers and threats through the virtual world are more
imminent. As technology evolves and the medium revolves, various
new cyber-related criminal offences emerge. With a single click,
one could be a victim of cyber-criminal offences without knowing
any information about the offender.
Ransomware attack is one of the biggest threats against
preservation of information assets or systems. Ransomware can be
described as a kind of malware that prevents users from accessing
their computing device resources and/or personal data using various
methods. The data on the victim's computing device becomes
unusable until the device owner pays ransom to remove the
restriction1 and regain access to the hijacked
