Across
- 4. when someone takes your name and personal information and uses it without your permission to do things like open new accounts, use your existing accounts, or obtain medical services.
- 6. combines both face-to-face physical violence and technology
- 10. a person who ruthlessly exploits others
- 11. sending, posting, or sharing negative, harmful, false, or mean content about someone else on the internet
- 14. the practice of sending fraudulent communications that appear to come from a legitimate and reputable source, usually through email and text messaging
- 15. a type of malware (malicious software) designed to deny access to a user's data, usually by encrypting the data with a key known only to the hacker who deployed the malware, until a ransom is paid.
- 17. the correct or acceptable way of communicating on the internet
- 18. someone who uses the internet, email, or other electronic communications devices to repeatedly threaten and harass another person.
- 19. the action or behavior used to establish an emotional connection with a vulnerable person – generally a minor under the age of consent
Down
- 1. a regularly updated website or web page, typically one run by an individual or small group, that is written in an informal or conversational style.
- 2. small files of information that a web server generates and sends to a web browser
- 3. the unique trail of data that a person or business creates while using the internet
- 5. talk in a friendly and informal way
- 7. unauthorized reproduction or distribution of someone's intellectual property without their consent.
- 8. the act of someone causing discord online or in person
- 9. the state of being protected against the criminal or unauthorized use of electronic data, or the measures taken to achieve this.
- 12. Using all caps when typing
- 13. controls available on many websites and apps to limit who can access your profile and what information visitors can see.
- 16. to alter (a digital image) with Photoshop software or other image-editing software especially in a way that distorts reality (as for deliberately deceptive purposes)
- 18. criminal activities carried out by means of computers or the internet.
