Phishingisbasicallywhen a scammerusesfraudulentmessagesorcopycatwebsitestogetyoutosharevaluablepersonalinformationorinstallthingslikeransomwareonyourdevicesthatcanlockyououtofimportantfilesonyourcomputer.
Ransomwareis a typeofmalware, or "malicioussoftware", whichis a broadtermforcertainsoftwarethat's wascreatedtogainaccesstoordamageyourdevices, usuallywithoutyouknowingaboutituntilit's toolate.