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Contents

**Malicious software** ......................................................................................... 3

**Hacking and Cyber Vandalism** ...................................................................... 11
**Sniffing and Spoofing** ................................................................................... 18

INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................ 18

SNIFFING .......................................................................................................... 19
SPOOFING ......................................................................................................... 19

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SNIFFING AND SPOOFING ........................................... 20

CONCLUSION..................................................................................................... 21

**Denial of service attack** ................................................................................ 22

What is a denial of service attack (DoS)? ..................................................... 22
**Identity Theft** ............................................................................................... 23

What Is Identity Theft?................................................................................... 23

KEY TAKEAWAYS ............................................................................................ 24

Understanding Identity Theft ............................................................................ 24
Types of Identity Theft ................................................................................... 24

❖ Financial identity theft ........................................................................... 24

❖ Social Security identity theft................................................................. 24

❖ Medical identity theft ............................................................................. 25
❖ Synthetic identity theft .......................................................................... 25

❖ Child identity theft ................................................................................. 25

❖ Tax identity theft .................................................................................... 25

❖ Criminal identity theft ............................................................................ 25

Identity Theft Protection ................................................................................ 25
**PHISHING** ..................................................................................................... 26