COMPUTER FRAUD AND ABUSE TECHNIQUES EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS. CHAPTER 6
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Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) Spoofing - Answers Sending fake ARP messages to an Ethernet LAN. ARP is a computer networking protocol for determining a network host's hardware address when only its IP or network address is known.
Adware - Answers Spyware that collects and forwards data to adver...
COMPUTER FRAUD AND ABUSE TECHNIQUES EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS. CHAPTER 6
Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) Spoofing - Answers Sending fake ARP messages to an Ethernet LAN.
ARP is a computer networking protocol for determining a network host's hardware address when only
its IP or network address is known.
Adware - Answers Spyware that collects and forwards data to advertising companies or causes banner
ads to pop-up as the Internet is surfed.
Bluebugging - Answers Taking control of a phone to make calls, send text messages, listen to calls or
read text messages.
Bluesnarfing - Answers Stealing contact lists, images, and other data using Bluetooth.
Botnet, bot herders - Answers A network of hijacked computers. Bot herders use the hijacked
computers, called zombies, in a variety of attacks.
Buffer Overflow Attack - Answers Inputting so much data that the input buffer overflows.
Caller ID Spoofing - Answers Displaying an incorrect number on the recipient's caller ID display to hide
the identity of the caller.
Chipping - Answers Planting a chip that records transaction data in a legitimate credit card reader.
Click Fraud - Answers Manipulating the number of times an ad is clicked on to inflate advertising bills.
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Attack - Answers Exploits web page security vulnerabilities to bypass browser
security mechanisms and create a malicious link that injects unwanted code into a website.
Cyber-Bullying - Answers Using computer technology to harm another person.
Cyber-Extortion - Answers Requiring a company to pay money to keep an extortionist from harming a
computer or a person.
Data Diddling - Answers Changing data before or during entry into a computer system to delete, alter,
add or incorrectly update data.
Data Leakage - Answers Unauthorized copying of company data.
Denial-Of-Service Attack - Answers An attack designed to make computer resources unavailable to its
users. For example, so many e-mail messages that the Internet service provider's e-mail server is
overloaded and shuts down.
Dictionary Attack - Answers Using software to guess company addresses, send employees blank e-mails,
and add unreturned messages to spammer e-mail lists.
, DNS Spoofing - Answers Sniffing the ID of a Domain Name System (server that converts a website name
to an IP address) request ad replying before the real DNS server.
Eavesdropping - Answers Listening to private voice or data transmissions.
Economic Espionage - Answers The theft of information, trade secrets, and intellectual property.
E-Mail Spoofing - Answers Making a sender address and other parts of an e-mail header appear as
though the e-mail originated from a different source.
E-Mail Threats - Answers Sending a threatening message asking recipients to do something that makes it
possible to defraud them.
Evil Twin - Answers A wireless network with the same name as another wireless access point. Users
unknowingly connect to the evil twin; hackers monitor the traffic looking for useful information.
Hacking - Answers Unauthorized access, modification, or use of an electronic device or some element of
a computer.
Hijacking - Answers Gaining control of someone else's computer for illicit activities.
Identity Theft - Answers Assuming someone's identity by illegally obtaining confidential information such
as Social Security number.
Internet Auction Fraud - Answers Using an internet auction site to commit fraud.
Internet Misinformation - Answers Using the Internet to spread false or misleading information.
Internet Terrorism - Answers Using the Internet to disrupt communications and e-commerce.
Internet Pump-and-Dump Fraud - Answers Using the Internet to pump up the price of a stock and then
sell it.
IP Address Spoofing - Answers Creating IP packets with a forged IP address to hide the sender's identity
or to impersonate another computer system.
Keylogger - Answers Using spyware to record a user's keystrokes.
Lebanese Looping - Answers Inserting a sleeve into an ATM so that it will not eject the victim's card,
pretending to help the victim as a means of obtaining his PIN, and using the card and PIN to drain the
account.
MAC Address - Answers A Media Access Control address is a hardware address that uniquely identifies
each node on a network.
Malware - Answers Software that is used to do harm.
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