03 - Hacking and Hackers

  Downloading software without paying for it

  Stealing people's computers

  Using codes in games to get things

  Getting access to someone's computer without their permission

People who secretly gain access to a computer in order to gain information or cause damage are called_______________.

  Internet trolls

  computer professionals

  pirates

  hackers

  Change your passwords

  Report it immediately

  Update your software

  Nothing

  Anonymous

  Dragonfly

  Morpho

  Chaos Computer Club

Vladimir Levin was a Russian hacker who broke into Citibank's computers and stole nearly $10 million by re-wiring it to various global accounts. The most famous part of Levin's hack was that he_________________.

  gave the money back

  gave the money to charity

  did not use the Internet to commit his crime

  was never caught

  TRUE

  FALSE

Astra is the pseudonym of a Greek hacker who infiltrated the computers of the French aviation company Dassault Group and stole weapons technology data for over five years. Astra____________________.

  was sentenced to life in prison

  later started working for the US Government.

  is a woman

  has never been identified

  TRUE

  FALSE

In 2002, he was named the most dangerous hacker in the world. Over a 13-month period, he illegally accessed 97 computers belonging to the U.S. Armed Forces and NASA. He claimed he was only searching for information on free energy suppression and UFO cover-ups. His name is _____________________.

  Albert Gonzalez

  Kevin Poulsen

  Robert Tappan Morris

  Gary McKinnon

  Anonymous

  Morpho

  Bureau 121

  APT28

______________________ is a large association of mostly German-speaking hackers. They have made a number of hacks where they consulted legal experts to make sure that what they were doing was legal. They gained notoriety in the 80's when they notified the Deutsche Bundespost of flaws in their online system.

  Chaos Computer Club

  Ajax

  Tailored Access Operations

  Elderwood Group

Robert Tappan Morris is credited as the creator of the world’s first known___________________.

  Trojan horse

  macro virus

  FAT virus

  computer worm

Authorities seized John McAfee's property for _________________ after an official came seeking political bribes from him. To get back at the Belize government and prove their corruption, he hacked every major computer from Belize government bureaucracies.

  no reason

  selling stollen cars

  creating drugs in his lab

  tax evasion

   A way of attempting to acquire information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication

  A mobile internet solution

   A prepared application that takes advantage of a known weakness

  A module studied by most Computer Science students

  A term used to describe the penetration of a network, system, or resource with or without the use of tools to unlock a resource that has been secured with a password

  A cryptographic protocol that provides communication security over the Internet.

  A secret word or string of characters that is used for authentication, to prove identity or gain access to a resource

   A markup language

  Someone who specializes in penetration testing and in other testing methodologies to ensure the security of an organization's information systems

  All of the above

  Someone who breaks into a computer system or network with malicious intent.

   A hacker wearing a white hat

  TRUE

  FALSE

______________ are groups of anonymous hackers who think they can bring about social changes and often hack government and organizations to gain attention or share their displeasure over opposing their line of thought.

  Hacktivists

  Blue Hat hackers

  Malicious Insiders

  Script Kiddies

  FALSE

  TRUE

  TRUE

  FALSE