[march]Chinese cyber attacks Flashcards

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What is virus?

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Bugs normally attached with email

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Ransomware?

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Encrypts your file & then demands ransom(i.e.money) to return data to user

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Scareware?

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User would be taken to a page to purchase fake programme

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Spyware?

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It can monitor all forms of communication & interaction on device

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Trojans

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Application is actually stealing personal data,spying or even crashing your computer

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Adware?

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Will pepper the user with unwanted ads to attempt to get them to spend their money

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What is cybercrime reporting portal?

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  • Launched : 2019
  • why : to report cybercrimes online.
  • Focus : focuses on crimes against women, children, particularly child pornography ; financial crime and social media related crimes like stalking, cyberbullying,
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Context?

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group linked to the Chinese government, called ‘Red Echo’, had targeted 10 vital nodes in India’s power distribution system and two seaports.

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Name of server infrastructure to carry out its intrusions?

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AXIOMATICASYMPTOTE

-AXIOMATICASYMPTOTE servers act as command-and-control centres for a malware known as ShadowPad.

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What is ShadowPad?

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ShadowPad is a backdoor Trojan malware, which means it opens a secret path from its target system to its command-and-control servers.

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