Cyber crime definitions

is a set of methods used by cybercriminals to deceive individuals into handing over information that they can use for fraudulent purposes.

• Blagging

• Hacking

• Phishing

• Social engineering

involves the attacker watching the victim while they provide sensitive information

• Hacking

• Blagging

• Shouldering

• Phishing

These are attacks in which the victim is asked in an app or a social media post to combine a few pieces of information or complete a short quiz to produce a name.

• Phishing

• Name generator attacks

• Shouldering

• Human error

An attack in which the victim receives an email disguised to look as if it has come from a reputable source, in order to trick them into giving up valuable data.

• Phishing

• Shouldering

• Human error

• Blagging

An attack in which the perpetrator invents a scenario in order to convince the victim to give them data or money

• Name generator attack

• Blagging

• Human error

• Shouldering