Unit 3 LO2.2 Types of attackers

Unit 3 LO2.2 Types of attackers

1. Hacktivist

   • These are people that promote their own views on certain issues
     • Human rights or any ethical issues
   • they hack into many different computer systems and cause disruption

2. Cyber Criminal

   • those who use computers to break many crimes
   • many examples such as
     • to commit fraud
     • spamming
     • looking at someone else's private information

3. Insider

   • those within organisations can cause a lot of damage
   • Disgruntled people that think things may have gone against them
   • Those that have financial issues will do anything to sell out their company

4. Script kiddie

   • Those that do not have the ability to hack into a computer system to use someone else's script to hack

5. Vulnerability broker

   • This is someone yo go to when you want to find out if there is any problem with your software
   • it would be dangerous if other organisations knew their problem before they knew themselves

6. Scammers

   • These are people that offer goods to suck you in so that they can steal your money
   • they may say that you won a new iphone x ...

7. Phishers

   • they attempt to gain your personal details such as
     • name
     • phone number
     • bank details
     • address

8. Cyber terrorists

   • when people use computer systems to cause fear in society
     • causing damage to people, property or systems