EHCM: Types of Hacker Attacks

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__________ are individuals and groups who hack into computers and computer systems to promote their own views on a particular issue such as human rights, animal rights or ethics.

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hacktivist, hacktivists

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____________________ is when a hacker tries to trick an employee into compromising security by calling, e-mailing, or having an in person conversation with the employee.

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social engineering

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__________ is a technique whereby a hacker typically emails a user and pretends to be a representative from a bank or a company such as Amazon, trying to trick the user into divulging there username and password through a fake website that looks like the real bank or Amazon site.

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phishing

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An attack that has never been discovered or was not previously known, is called a ___________ attack.

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0-day, zero day, 0 day, zero-day

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____________ hat hackers don't steal money or information (although, sometimes they deface a website or two), yet they don't help people for good (but, they could if they wanted to).

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gray, grey

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Microsoft uses the term __________ hat hackers to refer to the computer security professionals they invite, to find the vulnerability of their products such as Windows.

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blue

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_______________ (answer is 2 words) don't care about hacking. They copy code from other people; they'll just download overused software and watch a YouTube video on how to use it.

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script kiddies

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__________________ seek to cause harm to people or to destroy critical systems or information and use the Internet as a weapon of mass destruction.

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cyberterrorists, cyber terrorists

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A __________________ is software which records every typed letter on keyboard

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key logger, keylogger

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___________ cyberwarfare hackers target government agencies, critical infrastructure and industries known to contain sensitive data or property.

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nation state, nation-state