LO2.4 Targets for cyber security threats

LO2.4 Targets for cyber security threats

1. People

   • People can be targeted - for example, individuals at home can get phone calls from scammers, phishing emails and their smart TVs can get hacked.
     • Online customers can go on fake banking/browsing websites and give the attackers their personal data.
       • People's social media can get targeted by scam adverts.

2. Organisations

   • Organisation's utilities (electric, gas and nuclear) can be hacked.
     • Hospital's systems can be hacked.
       • Telecommunications (EE, BT) can be hacked.
         • The government and army can get hacked by other countries.

3. Equipment

   • Smart TVs, CCTV cameras can be hacked if they are connected to the Internet.
   • Smart watches, smarts cars and basically any smart device can be hacked.
   • Hackers could send viruses to your smart devices.

4. Information

   • Personal information: who you vote for, sexual orientation, criminal record and medical record.
   • Financial: how much money you have, how much debt are you in.
   • Business: sales, profits and employees.
   • Research: population, weather.