Editing Syskey (section)

===Use as ransomware===
Syskey is commonly abused by [[Technical support scam|technical support scammers]] to lock victims out of their own computers in order to coerce them into paying a ransom.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://triplescomputers.com/blog/casestudies/solution-this-is-microsoft-support-telephone-scam-computer-ransom-lockout/|title=SOLUTION: "This is Microsoft Support" telephone scam – Computer ransom lockout|date=10 April 2013|website=Case Studies|publisher=Triple-S Computers}}</ref><ref name="smh-syskey">{{cite web |title=Tech support company with workers in India claims its 'good name' being ruined by scammers|url=http://www.smh.com.au/it-pro/security-it/tech-support-company-with-workers-in-india-claims-its-good-name-being-ruined-by-scammers-20141116-11o361.html|website=Sydney Morning Herald|date=17 November 2014 |access-date=23 February 2017}}</ref> It is also used against such scammers by [[Scam baiting|scambaiters]] as a way to disrupt their fraudulent operations.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrVUAQtKu58 |title=Extreme Anger From SYSKEY-ed Scammer |date=2023-04-15 |last=Scam Sandwich |access-date=2025-05-11 |via=YouTube}}</ref>