Cyber Threat
Rohan receives an email saying he has won a free iPhone and must click a link to claim it.
What is phishing?
Asha gets a friend request from someone with no mutual friends and no profile details. What Kind of profile it is?
What is a fake/bogus profile?
To create a new password, Mohit uses “mohit123”.
Is it strong or weak?
What is a weak password?
Sara searches for laptops on an online store; later she sees laptop ads everywhere.
What is targeted advertising due to digital footprint?
Arun copies notes from a website and submits them as his project.
What is plagiarism?
A pop-up appears on Neha’s laptop saying “Your system is infected! Click to clean.”
What is scareware?
Someone posts mean comments on Aarav's Instagram repeatedly to embarrass him publicly.
What is cyberbullying?
Priya uses the same password for Gmail, Instagram, and her bank account.
What cyber risk is she taking?
What is password reuse vulnerability?
A student deletes his Facebook account but his old photos continue to appear online.
What is digital footprint permanence?
Rehan accesses another student’s email account without permission.
What is unauthorized access (hacking)?
A website that Ritu regularly visits suddenly redirects her to a strange-looking page without her clicking anything.
What is pharming?
Riya posts vacation photos in real time, revealing she is not at home.
What cyber risk is this?
What is oversharing / threat to personal safety?
Karan gets a login alert from a device on his phone and he allows it. What kind of authentication it is?
two-factor authentication
A company checks Rahul’s online posts before giving him an internship. What Company is doing?
What is online reputation check?
An online seller posts fake reviews to boost their ratings. What cyber offense is this?
What is misinformation / fraudulent activity?
A gaming website suddenly becomes unavailable because too many fake requests are sent to its server.
What is a DoS attack?
Vishal uploads a classmate’s photo without asking them.
What is violating digital etiquette / privacy?
A pop-up asks Mehul to update his browser, but he clicks “Remind me later” every day.
What risk is he creating?
ignoring security updates
Neha’s comments on a forum from many years ago suddenly reappear online, even though she has not used that account for years.
What is a passive digital footprint?
Using someone’s Aadhaar number or bank details to apply for a loan. Which offence is this?
What is identity theft?
A malicious file installed silently on Aditya’s computer starts recording his keystrokes.
What is a keylogger?
A stranger keeps messaging Ananya even though she blocks him.
What is online stalking?
Simran installs an app asking for microphone, camera, contacts, and location—even though the app doesn’t need them.
What is unsafe permissions / invasion of privacy?
A website tracks users even after they log out.
What digital issue is this?
What is cookies/tracking?
A freelance designer downloads an image from the internet and uses it in a paid client project without checking the license or giving credit to the creator. Later, the creator reports this unauthorized use.
What is copyright infringement?