Types of Cyberattacks

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What percentage of all emails shared on the Internet were spam emails in the middle of 2018?

  • 25%
  • 75%
  • 60%
  • 45% (correct)

Which of the following are the top three domains in spamming email messages according to the research mentioned?

  • Entertainment, Food, Sports
  • Technology, Fashion, Travel
  • Advertising, Adult-related, Finance-related (correct)
  • Advertising, Educational, Health-related

What is the main objective of cyberterrorism as described in the text?

  • To promote peace and harmony
  • To improve international relations
  • To enhance technological advancements
  • To sabotage political and social fabric through coercion or intimidation tactics (correct)

Which systems are typically targeted in cyberterrorism according to the text?

<p>Public utilities like water supplies and electricity (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of information is cyberterrorism usually aiming to steal?

<p>Mission-critical data or critical information (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a potential impact of cyberterrorism on the security of a country?

<p>Serious damages to legitimate systems, governments, and societies (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of cyberattack involves overwhelming a server with flooding of superfluous messages?

<p>Denial of Service (DoS) (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which cyberattack type involves exploiting server vulnerabilities and sending automated bombardment of requests?

<p>Denial of Service (DoS) (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of cyberattack aims to prevent legitimate users from accessing online services?

<p>Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which cyberattack type involves unauthorized access to digital properties for misuse?

<p>Digital Property Misappropriation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of cyberattack involves intercepting communication between two parties without their knowledge?

<p>Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which cyberattack type aims to install malicious software on a victim's device to mine cryptocurrency?

<p>Cryptojacking (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the main components used in communication to threaten the targeted entity?

<p>Defaming, false allegations, slandering, and blackmailing (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is cyber fraud and forgery in the modern digital world?

<p>Forging digitally stored documents to create counterfeit documents (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why has cyber fraud increased in recent years?

<p>Availability of high-tech devices like printers and scanners (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is ransomware?

<p>Malware that restricts access to systems and files, demanding a ransom (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is ransomware typically spread to systems?

<p>Through a link in a malicious email (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of ransomware once it infects a system?

<p>Restricts access and demands a ransom for restoring it (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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