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Online Safety & Phishing

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is phishing?
a)
scams through websites
b)
scams through emails
c)
scams through phone calls
d)
scams through text messages
2.
What is suspicious about this email?
a)
Generic greeting 
b)
URL does not match
c)
all the above
3.
Is this site authentic?
a)
Yes
b)
No
4.
Sara finds a message on her phone that she thinks might be a scam.  She should:
a)
Forward the message to her friends to see if they think it's a scam too.
b)
Reply and ask the sender not to send more mail.
c)
Delete the message.
5.
When people send you phony emails, pop-up messages, social media messages, texts, calls, or links to fake websites in order to hook you into giving out your personal and financial information.
a)
Plagiarizing
b)
Skimming
c)
Phishing
d)
Identity Theft
6.
Select the Phishing Schemes that apply to the following email:
From:  no_reply@emailinternet.chase.com
Subject:  Account Status
Attention US Bank Customer,
Due to a recent security check on your account, we require you to confirm your details.  Failure to do so within 24 hours will lead to account suspension.  Sorry for the inconveenince.
Click here to confirm your account

Regards,
US Bank Online Customer Service
This email has been sent by US Bank.
                                                         
a)
Generic greeting & Link to email
b)
Sense of urgency & Spelling errors
c)
Need to verify account info
d)
ALL of the previous choices are in the email.
7.

Pretending to be banks, the HMRC or some other organization and sending you an email or a letter (or even make a phone call) asking for personal information is called

a)
Surfing
b)
Fishing
c)
Phishing
d)
Sailing
8.
They may get into your computer or another computer system, including schools, credit card companies, and other places maintaining personal information.
a)
Hoping
b)
Heaving
c)
Hacking
d)
Heckling
9.
To prevent identity theft use one of these on credit card, bank and cell phone accounts.
a)
Combination lock
b)
Password
c)
A piece of tape to cover up the number
d)
A fake name
10.
Never give this out over the phone, through email or on the Internet.
a)

Private Information

b)
Free money
c)
Tomorrow's lunch choices
d)
Baseball scores
11.
What is a phishing scam?
a)
Someone trying to log your keys
b)
YOU SPELLED FISHING WRONG SIR!
c)
Someone sending you a virus
d)
Someone pretending to be a legitimate business
12.
What is the most common way to receive a phishing scam?
a)
Text message
b)
Email
c)
Downloading films
d)
Unsafe wesbites
13.
How can you detect a phishing scam?
a)
The companies logo is on the email
b)
The email asks for information the company should already know
c)
The email is sent directly to you
d)
The email ends with @paypal.co.uk
14.
Which is NOT a phishing feature?
a)
sense of urgency
b)
addressed to you
c)
link to website
d)
generic greeting
15.
Phishing is
a)
using a fishing pole to catch fish.
b)
luring someone into giving out private information.
c)
pretending to be someone you're not.
d)
being at high risk of attack or harm
16.
The best way to avoid phishing is to
a)
be skeptical about any online requests for personal information.
b)
stay off social media.
c)
not share your email address.
d)
use the same password for all accounts.
17.
If you receive a suspicious email, you should
a)
open it up and click on any links.
b)
reply to the sender asking them to leave you alone.
c)
delete the email without opening it.
d)
delete your email account.
18.

Which information is personal?

a)

telephone number

b)

address

c)

password

d)

all three of them

19.

What kind of information can you share with your internet friends?

a)

photos

b)

my birthday

c)

my address

d)

none of this

20.

What should you do if you encounter inappropriate content while chatting online?

a)

Share it with others

b)

Ignore it

c)

Keep chatting with the person

d)

Report it to the website

21.

Which one of these acts could lead to your photos, social media accounts and other important data being stolen and leaked?

a)

Downloading trusted security software

b)

Commenting on somebody's social media post

c)

Telling people your password

d)

Switching Phones

22.

In 2020, how many social media accounts were hacked or breached each day on average?

a)

6,850,000

b)

685,000

c)

68,500

d)

685

23.

In America, what is the total amount of money combined that people lose yearly due to data hacking and identity stealing?

a)

$50 billion

b)

$15 billion

c)

$5 billion

d)

$500,000

24.

Which of these is the most common form of online cyber attack?

a)

Drive by downloads - taking advantage of a web browser that has not been protected.

b)

Man in the middle - posing as somebody you know or trust to receive information.

c)

Denial of service attack - flooding a web server with requests to stop the regular user from accessing the server.

d)

Phishing - sending an email posing as a trustworthy company/person to get details.

25.

What could you do to make your password secure? (Choose 3)

a)

Keep it to yourself

b)

Include a capital letter, number and symbol

c)

Don't make it something easy (such as 'password' or your name)

d)

Keep it recorded in your notes in your phone

26.

You receive an email stating that your netflix subscription has finished and to re-subscribe, you must reply with your bank account number and sort code. Is this trustworthy?

a)

No

b)

Yes

27.

In 2018, Facebook announced that hackers had managed to access 50 million accounts. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Which social media has been voted the most insecure to hackers according to multiple websites?

a)

Twitter

b)

Snapchat

c)

Facebook

d)

Instagram

29.

According to surveys, what percentage of employers look at a job candidate's social media history?

a)

74%

b)

72%

c)

70%

d)

68%

30.

In 2017, what percentage of failed job applications/interviews were due to a failed social media check in the UK?

a)

36%

b)

30%

c)

25%

d)

22%

31.

Which of these are important in staying safe online? (Choose 3)

a)

Complex password that only you know

b)

Not posting anything online or on social media

c)

Only use secure websites

d)

Use a trusted antivirus and security software

32.

If you receive an email saying that there had been a failed attempt to login to your email, what should you do?

a)

Just ignore it

b)

Make a social media post about it

c)

Don't trust the email

d)

Reset your password anyway

33.

Which of the following should I NOT do in this situation?

(Click on the image to see a larger version)

a)

Click on the provided link

b)

Visit the bank's local branch and speak with a member of staff

c)

Call the phone number on the back of my card

d)

Access my bank website using a search engine or a bookmark

34.

How can you determine if a website is secured?

a)

Switching to a new Ethernet cable

b)

Flipping the security switch on your Ethernet or wireless card

c)

Opening the site in a fresh tab

d)

The address will start https://

35.
What is suspicious about this email?
a)
Generic greeting 
b)
URL does not match
c)
all the above
36.
Sara finds a message on her phone that she thinks might be a scam.  She should:
a)
Forward the message to her friends to see if they think it's a scam too.
b)
Reply and ask the sender not to send more mail.
c)
Delete the message.
37.
If you receive a suspicious email, you should
a)
open it up and click on any links.
b)
reply to the sender asking them to leave you alone.
c)
delete the email without opening it.
d)
delete your email account.
38.

Is this a phishing scam?

a)

Yes

b)

No

39.

Is this a phishing scam?

a)

Yes

b)

No

40.

Is this a phishing scam?

a)

Yes

b)

No

41.

What was the name of the malware that was first to damage infrastructure (property). It damaged 1000 uranium centrifuges in Iran. It was suspected that a country who was an enemy of Iran created it.

a)
Stuxnet
b)
ILOVEYOU
c)
Melissa
d)
WannaCry
42.

The first big ransomware malware hit the news in 2013. It was called the CryptoLocker Trojan. What did it do?

a)
It encrypted files on the infected computer and demanded a ransom to unlock them.
b)
It displayed a message congratulating the user for being infected
c)
It deleted all files on the infected computer
d)
It automatically sent a copy of the malware to all contacts in the user's email address book
43.

On May 12th 2017 the WannaCry ransomware infects more than 200,000 computers in a single day including systems of large organisations like our NHS. Approximately how many countries did this ransomware affect?

a)
1000
b)
150
c)
50
d)
300
44.

Now (2024), how many pieces new pieces of malware are detected every day?

a)

500 new pieces of malware are detected every day.

b)

10,000 new pieces of malware are detected every day.

c)

100,000 new pieces of malware are detected every day.

d)

Over 500,000 new pieces of malware are detected every day.

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