Cyber Crimes
tealing someone’s personal info to get money in their name
What is Identity Theft?
A fake email or text that tries to steal your login info.
What is Phishing?
A secret string of letters, numbers, and symbols to log in.
What is a Password?
Information stored or shared online.
What is Data?
Your name, address, or Social Security number are examples of this.
What is Private Information?
Harmful code that changes how a computer works without your knowledge
What is a Computer Virus?
A scam to get money or personal info online.
What is an Internet Scam?
A character like #, @, or !.
What is a Symbol?
A computer system that provides resources to other computers.
What is a Server?
Keeping sensitive info safe from hackers.
What is Privacy?
Someone who sneaks into systems to steal data.
Who is a Hacker?
A phone call with a prerecorded computer message, often for scams.
What is a Robocall?
Logging in with both a password and a code on your phone
What is Two-step Verification?
Tracking someone’s location using their phone signals.
What is Geolocation?
Tools like strong passwords and software updates improve this.
What is Security?
Posting someone’s private info online without permission
What is Doxing?
Fake accounts or websites that trick you into sharing personal info
What is Catfishing or Phishing?
Scrambling data so only the right person can read it.
What is Encryption?
Keeping personal information safe.
What is Privacy?
Leaving too much personal info online can make you a target for this crime.
What is Identity Theft?
Pretending to be someone else online to trick others.
What is Catfishing?
The trail of photos, likes, and posts you leave online.
What is a Digital Footprint?
Protecting people’s devices and software
What is Security?
The combination of privacy + strong tools like passwords and encryption.
What is Cybersecurity?
A dishonest attempt to get money or info online.
What is an Internet Scam?