COMPUTER THREATS SECURITY
TYPES OF COMPUTER SECURITY
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stealing data from an individual or organisation with the intention to ____
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obtaining information without the correct authorization in order to ____
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gain an insight to the workings of another individual or organisation
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profit from the information
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Detailed explanation-1: -Data theft is a major cybercrime whose growth has been fuelled by rapid digital advancements in recent years. It involves the illegal storage or exfiltration of data or financial information. This can include passwords, algorithms, software code, proprietary technologies, or other sensitive data.
Detailed explanation-2: -For example: Email addresses and telephone numbers can open the victim to phishing scams and access to login information. A stolen social security number can cause a lot more damage-loans and mortgages could be taken out in your name, without your knowledge.
Detailed explanation-3: -A data breach is a security violation, in which sensitive, protected or confidential data is copied, transmitted, viewed, stolen, altered or used by an individual unauthorized to do so. Other terms are unintentional information disclosure, data leak, information leakage and data spill.
Detailed explanation-4: -1. Hackers can sell your data to other criminals One way hackers profit from stolen data is selling it in masses to other criminals on the dark web. These collections can include millions of records of stolen data. The buyers can then use this data for their own criminal purposes.