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chapter 13
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- 1Hacking Example 2‘Drive-By Web Download’- this is where hackers find a venerable website and implant some coding within the site, so everyone who goes onto the site is also infected.
- 2Hacking Example 1E.g. ‘Spear Phishing’ - this is where a victim receives an email with an attachment to open or a link to another website, the attachment or link secretly downloads malware on to the victim’s computer allowing access in to the victims system for the hacker.
- 3Hacking Example 3‘USB Key Malware’ -this is where free memory sticks are given out to unsuspecting employees on companies, but they have malware within them that automatically download and infect the computer.
- 4Hacking Example 4‘Scanning Networks for Vulnerability’ - this is where hackers remotely scan servers owned by usually smaller companies and implant coding to shut down or crash.
- 5Hacking Example 5‘Guessing Usernames & Passwords’ – this is where hackers attempt to log on as employee of companies and cause havoc with files. They gain usernames & passwords by sending emails out asking employees to reset usernames & passwords & logging in as them.
- 6Hacking Example 6‘Invading Wi-Fi’ –hackers can literately sit outside a company’s building and attempt to access their Wi-Fi either because there is no password or the password is weak & easily guessed.
- 7Hacking Example 7‘Stolen Passwords From Another Site’ – this is where hackers troll for peoples details on other sites such as LinkedIn & use these details to hack in to the company they work for. This is made possible as people tend to use the same or similar usernames & passwords for LinkedIn & Facebook as they do to access networks in their jobs.
- 8Hacking Example 8‘Comprising Online Databases’ - this is where hackers insert coding into companies online databases that store financial & personal information. This coding allows hackers to access this information.
- 9Hacking Example 9‘Exploiting Password Reset Services’ – this is where hackers attempt to change the password of company employees, by using the Password Reset Function available.
- 10Hacking Example 10‘Insiders’ - this is hackers actually go & work for the company they want to hack in to. They could also bribe an employee of the company to allow them to access company networks by using their usernames & passwords.
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