software
What is geotagging?
Literal or threats of sexual exploitation by sharing sexually explicit content of the target with the target, target's social / professional network, or with anonymous internet community on websites.
What is catfishing?
Creating fake profiles stealing others’ images, videos, and narratives to trick someone into beginning a friend or romantic relationship with you online. Results in double traumatization - person being catfished and unaware third-party who is having their pics/information used without permission.
What is malware?
malicious software that is harmful to the computer and cause it to crash or be corrupted.
What is trolling?
Creating hostile, negative, fake, inflammatory content about something or someone to upset or anger others.
what is dog-piling?
Getting others online to jump on a particular target by harassing them, sending them negative content, getting others to virtually attack them, sharing the content to get others involved. The attack becomes broad with many involved, both known and not known to the target, and can happen for extended periods of time.
What is spyware?
malicious software that is installed in computers and other devices without end user's knowledge, with the purpose of stealing important information. It can also be used to spy on users audio and text communications, and chart their location and movement.
What is spamming?
Sending unsolicited email or messages in bulk. Sending repeated message - perhaps with same content, perhaps with different, perhaps neutral, perhaps violence / sexually charged to a target
what is swatting?
Phoning in fake 911 calls about a serious crime resulting in police force or SWAT team descending on unsuspecting target. Victim can be tackled, tazed, pepper sprayed by the deployed team.
What is a virtual trojan horse?
intended to mislead users of true intent. For example, getting the user to click on misleading information (ie: perhaps a fake email about childcare or funding) to be able to gain access to the computer to a) control it remotely, or b) have access to information like banking, passwords, and personal identity.
using intentionally inflammatory speech to bait someone into an angry response.
What is doxing?
Making targets' personal information completely public, including address, phone number, address of work, banking information, children’s school location, etc.