COMPUTER ETHICS AND SECURITY
TYPES OF THREATS AND ATTACKS
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It is when fraudsters send emails pretending to be a bank or e-commerce site to try and find out your personal and financial details. Messages are often urgent and have spelling mistakes.
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Sometimes called pretexting, done either face-to-face, by telephone or using a computer. Criminals invent a scenario to get the victim to divulge information.
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Finding out login names, passwords and pins by watching people at ATM’s, or in an office where employees enter passwords or when people pay for goods at tills and people watch the PINs being entered.
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Software that is deigned to corrupt files and stop your computer from working.
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Detailed explanation-1: -A blagging attack is a version of a phishing attack, again with its background in social engineering. Blagging is the act of inventing a specific scenario to try and engage with the victim. The scenario will be set up so that it increases the chance that the victim will share their sensitive information or data.
Detailed explanation-2: -Blagging, also known as pretexting, is a social engineering technique derived from the slang phrase “to blag.” It uses creativity and storytelling to create an online presence that engages potential customers and speaks to them in an eye-catching way.
Detailed explanation-3: -Pretexting Definition Pretexting is a certain type of social engineering technique that manipulates victims into divulging information. A pretext is a made-up scenario developed by threat actors for the purpose of stealing a victim’s personal data.