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- 1ShoulderingThis is the simplest form of taking personal details. Shouldering is looking at someone’s information over their shoulder, for example looking at someone enter their PIN in a shop or at a cashpoint.
- 2PhishingSimilar to blagging, a phishing email will ask a person to send personal details, but pretends to be from a business.
- 3PharmingPharming is a type of cyberattack that redirects a user from a genuine website to a fake one.
- 4BlaggingBlagging is when someone makes up a story to gain a person’s interest and uses this to encourage them to give away information about themselves, or even send money.
- 5Social EngineeringSocial engineering is manipulating people into handing over confidential information such as a PIN or password.
- 6Malicious CodeMalicious coding is software written to harm or cause issues with a computer.
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- Flashcards on ICT, created by Alice Crossley on 17/03/2021.
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