cyber crime.pdf

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Cyber-crime

A rise in Internet crime is causing problems for employers and employees.

1 What would you do if you received the following e-mail?

From: Euro-International State Lottery

Re [Anti-spam]: Congratulations!

We are delighted to inform you that your name has been selected by our computer and that you are a winner in our Lottery of the

sum of €200,000.We shall forward the contact information of the bank which will enable you to claim the funds. Please be aware

that there are some important documents that will be required by the bank to activate the transfer. Please contact us urgently to

guarantee safe receipt of your winnings. Congratulations!

2 Which of the following words do you know?

spyware adware scam spam fraud

3 Scan the article below. How many of these words, or derivatives (e.g. fraudsters), can you find in two minutes?

Hi-tech fraud Both the US and the UK are

experiencing a rise in ‘phishing’, pronounced ‘fishing’.

Fraudsters send an e-mail message that seems to come from a

bank (Citibank, Lloyds) or a company like E-bay or Amazon.

The message looks genuine, and may direct you to a website

which includes a corporate logo. You are asked to send or

confirm personal information, such as your bank account

number or password. This information is then used for

fraudulent activity, such as online gambling, or to siphon off

money from your account. As many as 20% of recipients are

fooled by this scam.

IT managers estimate that over 90% of computers in

organisations have been infected by some kind of spyware.

Many employees unknowingly download spyware onto their

machines. This software, which hides somewhere in your

computer, collects information about you and what you do

on the internet – it may even record your credit card details if

you shop on the Internet. On average every PC has 28 so-

called spyware programs installed on it, according to one

recent audit by a software firm.

Adware is a form of spyware which installs secret

advertising software on your computer, such as annoying

pop-up ads. There are government moves in various

countries to make spam illegal. As the Internet becomes more

and more an integral part of our lives so we have to give

more time to protecting ourselves against cyber-crime.

This is another example of spamming. The nature of spam is

changing from being just a nuisance to more serious financial

scams. Many mails sell fake pharmaceuticals on the black

market. Financial and pharmaceutical spam now make up an

incredible 70% of all spam.

4 Read the article again. Did you find out anything new or surprising?

5 Find words in the article from the following definitions.

(a) to move money from one bank account to another illegally or dishonestly

(paragraph 1)

(b) a symbol that represents an organisation or company

(paragraph 1)

(d) made to look like something real in order to trick people

(paragraph 2)

6 Work in small groups. Rank the following crimes in order of their seriousness. Decide on a suitable penalty for each.

(paragraph 3)

sending spam e-mails placing spyware on a computer creating / distributing a computer virus

manufacturing / selling fake drugs sending adware across the Internet stealing credit card details

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(e) an official examination of a situation within a company

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