Ransomware/Spoofing/Spyware

1. Ransomware

A form of malware that hijacks your system and encrypts your files, denying you access to them until you send money to unlock everything. In other words, it kidnaps your computer and holds it for ransom, hence the clever name.

 

2. Spoofing

Sadly, this has nothing to do with Weird AI Yankovic doing a parody version of a popular song. Rather, it's when a hacker changes the IP address of an email so that it seems to come from a trusted source.

 

3. Spyware

A form of malware used by hackers to spy you and your computer activities. If a mobile device such as a smartphone is infected with spyware, a hacker can read your text messages, redirect your phone calls, and even track down where you are physically located!

 

 

 

 

 

* Reference

https://www.simplilearn.com/top-cybersecurity-terms-you-need-to-know-article