Across
- 6. Software that is made to damage or take control of a computer.
- 9. the information computers give to users, devices, or other computers
- 12. Phishing through text messages to steal personal information.
- 13. the information computers get from users, devices, or other computers
- 15. Fake messages designed to spread fear or confusion.
- 16. tricking of people into giving away private information or doing something harmful without realizing it.
- 17. Pretending to be someone else online to trick others, often for money or personal information.
Down
- 1. a form of problem solving, often applied to repair failed products or processes on a machine or a system.
- 2. Fake warnings that make you think your computer is infected to trick you into paying for fake software.
- 3. Pretending to be someone else to trick people.
- 4. any information that relates to an identified or identifiable living individual.
- 5. The thinking work computers do to turn input into output.
- 7. Disguising a message to make it look like it’s from a trusted source.
- 8. saving information to use in the future
- 10. Phishing through phone calls to trick people into giving information.
- 11. Sending fake emails that look real to trick people into sharing personal information like passwords.
- 14. Breach When private information is stolen from a company or website.