20597354
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Mind Map by Dillani Arulananthan, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Dillani Arulananthan
over 4 years ago
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CYBER SECURITY AND CRIME- email
scams
- Email scams
- scam is when someone tries to trick you/a dishonest scheme
- scam is when someone tries to trick you/a dishonest scheme
- email spoofing
- the creation of email messages with a forged
sender address so that the message appears to
have originated from somewhere other than the
actual source
- the creation of email messages with a forged
sender address so that the message appears to
have originated from somewhere other than the
actual source
- used for getting card details
- if the website you're giving away information on doesn't start with https then
its not secure meaning its not from a genuine organisation
- the 's' means secure so if its just http, its not secure
- the 's' means secure so if its just http, its not secure
- if the website you're giving away information on doesn't start with https then
its not secure meaning its not from a genuine organisation
- CYBERCRIME is a crime committed on computer
- identity theft
- cyberbullying
- hacking
- when someone accesses your computer system
without your permission
- account hacking
- e.g. you may be sent an email
saying you won £1000 and that
you have to fill a form
including bank details to claim
it. After doing that,those
online frauds can get into your
account and withdraw money
- what the phisher has done is called email
spoofing
- what the phisher has done is called email
spoofing
- e.g. you may be sent an email
saying you won £1000 and that
you have to fill a form
including bank details to claim
it. After doing that,those
online frauds can get into your
account and withdraw money
- when someone accesses your computer system
without your permission
- hacking
- the deliberate use of someone else's identity usually to
gain a financial advantage or benefit
- cyberbullying
- VICTIMS: everyone but most likely women or children
- identity theft
- CYBERCRIME has increased because it is
apart of daily life and now people are
learning more about computers so they can
do more things
- Advance fee scam
- The scam typically involves promising the
victim a significant share of a large sum of
money, in return for a small up-front
payment, which the fraudster requires in
order to obtain the large sum.
- Virus generated email
- will appear to be sent from a friend
- usually means your friend's email has been infected with a virus and has sent the email to their whole address book
- typically includes a product or shop recommendation or asks for emergency cash
- typically includes a product or shop recommendation or asks for emergency cash
- usually means your friend's email has been infected with a virus and has sent the email to their whole address book
- will appear to be sent from a friend
- never send money to someone you've never seen
- There is no need of an advance payment
- There is no need of an advance payment
- Virus generated email
- The scam typically involves promising the
victim a significant share of a large sum of
money, in return for a small up-front
payment, which the fraudster requires in
order to obtain the large sum.
- THINGS TO LOOK OUT FOR:
- Greeting- phisers don't know your name so greeting is not personalised
- Forged link- the link looks genuine but may not link to the website given
- request for personal info- genuine organisations never do this
- sense of urgency- criminals try to persuade you that something bad will happen if you don't act fast
- poor spelling and grammar
- the sender's address is often a variation of the genuine address
- the sender's address is often a variation of the genuine address
- poor spelling and grammar
- sense of urgency- criminals try to persuade you that something bad will happen if you don't act fast
- request for personal info- genuine organisations never do this
- Forged link- the link looks genuine but may not link to the website given
- Greeting- phisers don't know your name so greeting is not personalised
- Phishing
- the attempt to acquire sensitive information for malicious uses by disguising oneself as a
trustworthy source in an electronic communication
- Prevention
- copy and paste the link into a browser and see
whether it has https or the padlock if not just
discard it
- keep changing your password and don't share it
- use a SPAM filter which stops
common scams reaching your
inbox
- keep changing your password and don't share it
- copy and paste the link into a browser and see
whether it has https or the padlock if not just
discard it
- the attempt to acquire sensitive information for malicious uses by disguising oneself as a
trustworthy source in an electronic communication
- TROJAN HORSE AND MALWARE
- Offers something tempting to look at, either an attachment or link – for example a funny video.
When you open the attachment or click the link, it installs a virus on your computer .
- The virus might : Record your keystrokes and send
them to the attacker, Provide someone else with
access to your files, Use your computer to send spam
to everyone in your address book
- The virus might : Record your keystrokes and send
them to the attacker, Provide someone else with
access to your files, Use your computer to send spam
to everyone in your address book
- Offers something tempting to look at, either an attachment or link – for example a funny video.
When you open the attachment or click the link, it installs a virus on your computer .
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