#hostageware
Live, measured metrics for the hashtag #hostageware from the open social web. Every number carries a named source and the time it was fetched. Nothing is estimated.
Own #hostageware
This #name is available to claim. It becomes your portal on the open agent web: this very page, a keyword you rank for by an open public stake, and a verifiable identity for AI agents. Nobody else sells a page like this for every #name.
Day-by-day usage
measured · mas.to (Mastodon public tags API) · fetched 2026-08-19 21:16 UTC1 uses by 1 unique accounts across the window. Real per-day counts, not estimates. Newest bar is today so far.
Related hashtags
measured · mas.to (Mastodon public search API) · fetched 2026-08-19 21:16 UTCNo related tags with measured usage found for #hostageware.
Live pulse
measured · mas.to (Mastodon tag timeline) · fetched 2026-08-19 21:16 UTCEverything below is measured over the latest 1 public posts.
Posting hours (UTC)
Languages: English (1)
Avg boosts / post: 4
Top of the latest posts
Dickovers, baggravation and botiquette: 18 new words to describe our tech hellscape. Many tech irritants are a scourge of modern life, yet we’ve lacked the vocabulary to describe them ... until now. https://mediafaro.org/article/20260818-di
What “hostageware” means
WikipediaRansomware is a type of malware that takes the personal data of a victim hostage until a ransom is paid. This does typically, but not necessarily, involve encryption. Difficult-to-trace digital currencies such as paysafecard or Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are commonly used for the ransoms, making tracing and prosecuting the perpetrators difficult. Sometimes the original files can be retrieved without paying the ransom due to implementation mistakes, leaked cryptographic keys or a complete
“Ransomware” on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) →#hostageware across platforms
every network with a public tag surfaceFollow #hostageware straight to each platform’s own tag page. Where a platform publishes open data we measure it above; the rest lock their numbers behind paid APIs, so we link rather than guess.
Every number above is measured from a named public API at the shown fetch time. Nothing is estimated or extrapolated. Platforms that lock their data behind paid APIs are not shown. Agents: the same numbers, as JSON, at /api/hashtags/hostageware