Unit 11 Computing and Ethics

This term refers to a crime carried out involving the use of a computer.

• cybercrime

• identity theft

• scam

Hackers who use reverse engineer software in order to discover exploits. They hack an unsecure system in order to bring the lack of security to the owner’s attention.

• “black hat” hackers

• “gray hat” hackers

• “white hat” hackers

A hacker who gains access to systems for personal gain in order to damage them.

• “gray hat” hacker

• “white hat” hacker

• “black hat” hacker

A software application which logs all the keystrokes made by the user (often used to capture passwords).

• botnet

• keylogger

• malware

A flaw in software which allows somebody to gain unauthorized access.

• data protection

• unpatched exploit

• software exploit

A _________ is a network of computers on which software has been installed to control them without their user’s knowledge.

• botnet

• keylogger

• patch

A common type of scam at the moment is known as ___________.

And it happens when a certain website that is being paid by advertisers on a per click basis use botnets to bombard the advertiser’s site with apparent interest.

• phishing

• cybercrime

• clickfraud

Another example of a popular scam that is still used nowadays is the old-fashioned ________ using credit card details, online accounts or electronic transfers based on information stolen either from individual’s computers or from insecure company databases.

• extortion

• fraud

• ransom

Experts say that during the WannaCry attack, hackers created a virus that threatened to delete files within seven days if the ______ was not paid.

• scam

• reward

• ransom

Using a forged email to make users go to a fake website in order to defraud them.

• clickbate

• phishing

• identity theft