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- 1. Repeatedly following, monitoring or contacting someone, often online, in a way that makes the person feel threatened or unsafe.
- 3. A cyberattack that redirects a person from a legitimate website to a fake website, usually to steal personal or financial information.
- 5. Deliberately and repeatedly using words, actions or technology to hurt, intimidate, threaten or embarrass another person.
- 7. A copy of important data stored in another location so that it can be recovered if the original data is lost, damaged or deleted.
- 10. A type of malware that attaches itself to files or programs and can spread when the infected file or program is opened or shared.
- 11. Malware that secretly monitors a user's activities and may collect information such as passwords, browsing habits or other personal data.
- 13. Malware that locks, encrypts or prevents access to files or a computer and demands payment (a ransom) to restore access.
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- 2. theft The crime of stealing and using someone else's personal information, such as an ID number, passwords or banking details, usually to commit fraud.
- 4. Short for malicious software; software designed to damage a computer, disrupt its operation, steal information or gain unauthorised access.
- 6. access Gaining access to a computer, network, account, system or data without the owner's permission.
- 8. Repeated or unwanted behaviour, messages or communication that annoys, threatens, humiliates or upsets another person.
- 9. A scam where criminals use fake emails, messages or websites to trick people into giving away personal information such as passwords or banking details.
- 12. A type of malware that can copy and spread itself automatically from one computer or device to another, usually across a network.