U2, CH 6 - Hacker’s Heaven: Computer Threats

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Across
  1. 4. hackers that commit financial crimes
  2. 6. unsolicited message sent to a large group of people
  3. 8. a type of computer virus that uses computer networks to spread
  4. 13. files or programs that attach themselves to a computer for the purposes of hacking information or interrupting computer use
  5. 16. potentially dangerous breaches of security that can cause harm to a computer
Down
  1. 1. a computer connected to the Internet that has been compromised by a hacker to perform malicious attacks
  2. 2. advertising software intended to make money for the creator of the advertisement
  3. 3. a malicious program that replicates by inserting copies of itself into other computer programs
  4. 5. a tricky tactic that hackers or cybercriminals use to secretly redirect users to a different website from the one they think they are visiting
  5. 7. people who “hack,” or break into, computer systems through unauthorized means
  6. 9. malicious software that hackers or cybercriminals use to gain unauthorized access to computers, steal private information, or disrupt computer operations
  7. 10. malware that collects information without the knowledge of the computer user
  8. 11. a network through which unsuspecting computer users are unknowingly helping criminals spread malware and sending spam
  9. 12. messages used by cybercriminals, which can pop up, seemingly out of nowhere, while a user is surfing the Web
  10. 14. a program that automatically performs tasks on the internet without its owner’s knowledge
  11. 15. occurs when thieves send out emails that “fish” for users’ private information