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Linus Torvalds

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What operating systems did Linus Torvalds create his own PC version of?

a)

Unix and Linux

b)

Windows and MacOS

c)

DOS and OS/2

d)

Solaris and AIX

2.

Linus Torvalds made Linux open so anyone could edit it.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

At what age was Jonathan James first incarcerated for cyber crimes?

a)

15 years old

b)

13 years old

c)

17 years old

d)

21 years old

4.

Which of the following best describes LockBit?

a)

Antivirus software

b)

Ransomware as a service

c)

Social media platform

d)

Cloud storage provider

5.

What is the primary motivation of the LockBit hacker group?

a)

Political gain

b)

Monetary gain only

c)

Fame

d)

Revenge

6.

How much has LockBit earned in Bitcoin?

a)

$1 Million

b)

$50 Million

c)

$118 Million

d)

$500 Million

7.

According to the LockBit 2.0 screenshot, what happens to your important files?

a)

They are deleted

b)

They are stolen and encrypted

c)

They are backed up

d)

They are shared publicly

8.

Why was Adrian Lamo known as the 'homeless hacker'?

a)

Because of his transient, 'couch-surfing' lifestyle.

b)

Because he hacked into homeless shelters' databases.

c)

Because he advocated for homeless rights online.

d)

Because he was a hacker who lived in a van.

9.

Which major newspaper did Adrian Lamo hack, leading to the end of his crusade by federal prosecutors?

a)

The Washington Post

b)

The New York Times

c)

The Wall Street Journal

d)

USA Today

10.

Did Adrian Lamo steal information or hold people's computers hostage?

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Who is described as the most famous hacker, bestselling author, and the top cyber security speaker?

a)

Kevin Mitnick

b)

Steve Jobs

c)

Bill Gates

d)

Mark Zuckerberg

12.

Kevin Mitnick's breaches were never for financial gain or harm.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

What is the name of the security company associated with Kevin Mitnick?

a)

Mitnick Security

b)

FireEye

c)

Symantec

d)

CrowdStrike

14.

When was Robert Tappan Morris born? (Fill in the blank)

a)

November 6th, 1965

b)

January 12th, 1970

c)

March 3rd, 1962

d)

July 15th, 1968

15.

Who was credited with creating the first computer worm?

a)

A) Bill Gates

b)

B) Robert Tappan Morris

c)

C) Steve Jobs

d)

D) Linus Torvalds

16.

The worm created by Robert Tappan Morris was meant to be harmless and for research purposes.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Robert Tappan Morris is now a professor at which institution? (Fill in the blank)

a)

MIT

b)

Stanford University

c)

Harvard University

d)

Princeton University

18.

Kevin Poulsen hacked the ________ company to win a radio station contest.

a)

telephone

b)

banking

c)

software

d)

insurance

19.

Kevin Poulsen is known as the “Hannibal Lecter of ______ crime”.

a)

cyber

b)

financial

c)

organized

d)

violent

20.

Who was the longest person to be in prison for hacking?

a)

Kevin Poulsen

b)

Steve Jobs

c)

Bill Gates

d)

Mark Zuckerberg

21.

The image shows a police mugshot of Kevin Poulsen.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

On which criminal commerce site did Albert Gonzalez become active?

a)

Shadowcrew.com

b)

DarkMarket.com

c)

Carders.org

d)

Silk Road

23.

Gonzalez stole more than ________ million payment card accounts from companies.

a)

180

b)

50

c)

300

d)

75

24.

Gonzalez was arrested in New York for debit card fraud and sentenced to ________ years in Federal prison.

a)

20

b)

10

c)

5

d)

15

25.

The Cult of the Dead Cow or cDc is a ______ organization created in 1984.

a)

hacktivist

b)

charitable

c)

sports

d)

educational

26.

What does the Cult of the Dead Cow group try to do?

a)

Protect personal data and promote technology for public good

b)

Sell technology for profit

c)

Create video games

d)

Organize music festivals

27.

The Cult of the Dead Cow got their name from an inside joke referencing a(n) ______ where the founders would hang out.

a)

abandoned slaughterhouse

b)

old church

c)

deserted warehouse

d)

empty barn

28.

The Cult of the Dead Cow would hack phone lines to keep people from listening to their conversations.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Who is Gary McKinnon?

a)

A Scottish system administrator and hacker

b)

An American astronaut

c)

A famous British chef

d)

A Canadian ice hockey player

e)

An Australian novelist

30.

Gary McKinnon was accused of hacking which government?

a)

The US government

b)

The UK government

c)

The Russian government

d)

The Chinese government

31.

Under what name did Gary McKinnon operate?

a)

Solo

b)

Shadow

c)

Phantom

d)

Ghost

32.

Gary McKinnon has Asperger's syndrome and depression.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Which organization was involved in the Gary McKinnon case?

a)

NASA

b)

FBI

c)

CIA

d)

MI6

34.

What type of group was Darkside?

a)

A music band

b)

A hacker group

c)

A sports team

d)

A movie production company

35.

When did Darkside have their most notable attack on the Colonial Pipeline?

a)

2019

b)

2020

c)

2021

d)

2022

36.

What did Darkside do with the ransomware they created?

a)

Sold it to the government

b)

Used it only themselves

c)

Made the ransomware and leased it to people who would carry out the attack

d)

Destroyed it

37.

Darkside most likely regrouped and rebranded under new names after shutting down.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

What type of companies did LulzSec target for stealing information?

a)

Small businesses

b)

Big companies

c)

Government agencies

d)

Non-profit organizations

39.

For how many days did LulzSec hack companies during May-June 2011?

a)

10 days

b)

30 days

c)

50 days

d)

100 days

40.

Fill in the blank: LulzSec's main attacks include SQL injection, Remote File Inclusion (RFI), and cross-site scripting (XSS), along with large-scale ________ attacks.

a)

Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS)

b)

Phishing

c)

Brute Force

d)

Man-in-the-Middle

41.

Who is the author of the information about LulzSec presented in the image?

a)

Pablo Wilson

b)

Maria Lopez

c)

John Smith

d)

Emily Carter

42.

Which of the following was NOT a common attack by the Anonymous Hacker Group?

a)

Website defacement

b)

Data leaks

c)

Exploiting software vulnerabilities

d)

Phishing

43.

What was the main attack used by the Anonymous Hacker Group?

a)

Phishing

b)

DDoS (Denial-of-Service attacks)

c)

Ransomware

d)

Keylogging

44.

What is the most common tagline of the Anonymous Hacker Group?

a)

“We are Anonymous. We are Legion. We do not forgive. We do not forget, Expect us.”

b)

“Together we rise, together we fall, united we hack.”

c)

“Hack the planet, save the world.”

d)

“We are invisible, we are everywhere, beware our wrath.”

45.

What was Astra's profession and nationality?

a)

58 yr old Greek Mathematician

b)

40 yr old French Engineer

c)

30 yr old American Scientist

d)

50 yr old Russian Programmer

46.

Astra sold _____ government secrets.

a)

French

b)

Russian

c)

Chinese

d)

German

47.

Astra hacked to gain money.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

What is the nickname of Loyd Blankenship?

a)

The Mentor

b)

The Teacher

c)

The Hacker

d)

The Leader

49.

In which decades was Loyd Blankenship active?

a)

1950s and 1960s

b)

1970s and 1980s

c)

1990s and 2000s

d)

2000s and 2010s

50.

Loyd Blankenship was associated in specific _______.

a)

hacks

b)

sports

c)

music

d)

painting

51.

Fill in the blank: The group HIVE attacked public institutions and demanded ___ for the data they stole.

a)

ransom

b)

applause

c)

forgiveness

d)

access

52.

On the 21st of November 2023, the ___ authorities apprehended the 5 men from the group HIVE.

a)

Ukraine

b)

France

c)

Brazil

d)

Japan

53.

The FBI thinks that some of the group HIVE have rebranded.

a)

True

b)

False