“It makes more money for criminals than illegal drug
trafficking”
“Someone’s identity is stolen
every 2 seconds as a result of
cybercrime”
“An unprotected PC can become
infected within four minutes of
connecting to the Internet”
Types of cyber crimes
Trojan horse
Phishing
spam
malware
Malware is a software that breaks onto the
victim's account to steal their personal
information and makes their details leak out to
public
it might gather personal or sensitive data
from your computer
or it could modify or delete
files on your computer
types of malware
LOGIC BOMBS are a set of instructions at a certain date
and time or under specified conditions which are then
executed when the victim has done
RANSOMWARE is a software illegally installed on a computer so that the user cannot access their files until a ransom is paid. e.g. this happened to NHS
Common types of malware
Browser/ spyware (hijacks some browser functions) e.g.
defaults your search page, or diverts you to another
particular website.
File infector (Its a virus that infects a particular file, it could overwrite the file
Macro virus (embedded in the template files like Word or excel. It could
also spreads when the file is opened on a different computer.
short for 'malicious
software'
virus
A virus is a type of malware
It replicates and installs itself
without your consent
A virus can be spread to another computer
trough emails or files which the victim sends
It can do key logging which means it can look at everything you have typed
Advanced fee scams
worms
email scams
Computer misuse
looking at people's data
changing someone's data
creating a virus
Why do hackers
do it?
pure mischeif or challenge
to steal money
to steal or modify information
for political information
to expose wrongdoings
to get revenge on people with opposing views
how do hackers do it/
take advantage of security weaknesses in
older computer software
take advantage of obvious/ common usernames and passwords
tricking people into download malware onto
their computer, which gives the hacker access to
view and modify your files
How to avoid malware
Avoid clicking on everything e.g. offers that are too good to be true
Don't visit illegal sites
Make sure your browser is configured to always ask before running or dowlading files automatically
Keep your browser software up-to-date
Install up-to date antivirus and
anti-spyware software