Cyber Security Threats Quiz

Personal Motives for Cybercrime

• Some cybercriminals engage in cybercrime to harass, defame, or harm individuals or organizations.

Opportunistic Cybercrime

• Cybercriminals may engage in cybercrime simply because they can, taking advantage of security vulnerabilities in technology or people to steal information or resources.

Lack of Awareness and Cybercrime

• Many cybercrimes are committed by individuals who are unaware of the consequences of their actions and the legality of their activities.

Types of Cybercrime

Social Media Platforms and Financial Frauds

• Cyberbullying: a form of harassment or bullying inflicted through electronic or communication devices.
• Cyberbullying can impact mental health, academic performance, and social isolation.

Cyber Stalking

• Use of electronic communication to follow a person or attempt to contact a person repeatedly despite clear indication of disinterest.

Cyber Grooming

• Building an online relationship with a young person and tricking or pressuring them into doing sexual acts.

Sexting

• Sending sexually explicit digital images, videos, text messages, or emails, usually by cell phone.

SIM Swap Scam

• Fraudsters obtain a new SIM card issued against a registered mobile number fraudulently through the mobile service provider.

Spamming

• Unsolicited commercial messages sent via email, SMS, MMS, and other similar electronic messaging media.

Financial Frauds

• Credit/Debit Card Fraud: unauthorized use of another's credit or debit card information for purchases or withdrawing funds.

Identity Theft

• Impersonation and identity theft: fraudulently using someone else's electronic signature, password, or unique identification feature.

Organisation/Business/Nation Targeting Cybercrimes

Ransomware

• A type of computer malware that encrypts files, storage media, and holds data/information hostage.

Pharming

• Cyber-attack aiming to redirect a website's traffic to another, bogus website.

Cyber-Squatting

• Registering, trafficking in, or using a domain name with the intent to profit from someone else's trademark.

Website Defacement

• Attack intended to change a website's visual appearance, making it dysfunctional, and posting indecent, hostile, or obscene images, messages, videos, etc.

Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attack

• An attempt to make an online service unavailable by overwhelming it with traffic from multiple sources.

Data Breaches

• Unauthorized access to and theft of sensitive information such as personal and financial data.

Introduction to Cybercrime

• Cybercrime: any unlawful act where a computer or communication device or computer network is used to commit or facilitate the commission of crime.
• Examples include hacking, identity theft, fraud, and cyberstalking.

Reasons for Cybercrime

Financial Gain

• Stealing financial information, such as credit card numbers and bank accounts, or demanding ransom in exchange for stolen data or resources.

Espionage

• Stealing confidential or proprietary information for competitive advantage or to damage an organization's reputation.

Political or Ideological Motives

• Targeting organizations or individuals for political or ideological reasons, such as to promote a particular cause or advance a particular agenda.