The Cyber Threat - Crossword

2. A user’s keyboard inputs are secretly being recorded and sent to a hacker.
4. A security scan shows repeated failed login attempts using different passwords until one works.
10. A user downloads a file that causes all their documents to become locked, with a ransom message demanding payment.
12. A worker finds a USB stick in the car park and plugs it into their computer, which later becomes infected.
14. An employee installs free software that secretly shows ads and collects browsing data.
15. An attacker enters extra commands into a website search box and gains access to customer data.
16. Attackers infect a popular industry blog so that anyone who visits it unknowingly downloads malware.

1. Unknown software connects remotely to a hacker’s computer, giving them full access to the system.
3. Company computers suddenly slow down and begin sending out large amounts of network traffic automatically.
5. Hackers post fake DNS entries so users visiting a real website are redirected to a copycat site.
6. A senior manager receives a personalised email pretending to be from the CEO, asking them to transfer money urgently.
7. Users report that the company website shows pop-up messages containing strange code like <script>alert('Hacked!')</script>.
8. An employee gets a text message with a link to “update payroll details.”
9. A program runs too much data in memory, causing it to crash and allowing code execution by an attacker.
11. A user receives an email that looks like it’s from IT support asking them to “confirm their password.”
13. A staff member answers a call from “tech support” asking for their login details to fix an issue.