Why Systems Are Attacked

Question 1

Jack had stolen the personal details of 1000 people online in an exercise to prove to himself that ‘he could do it’. What is this called?

Answer 1

Fun and challenge

Question 2

In 2017, WannaCry attacked targeted Microsoft users by encrypting their data. It is known that this alone earned hackers at least £108,000 in bitcoin.

Answer 2

Financial gain

Question 3

Terry was disgruntled with his employers, so locked access to their fibre network for 10 days by resetting the administrator passwords to all switched and routers. He received a five year prison sentence.

Answer 3

Personal attack

Question 4

BAE systems is an aerospace company that discovered that their files had been compromised by a group aiming to steal their ideas and strategic plans.

Answer 4

Industrial espionage

Question 5

In 2018, British Airways had over 300,000 customers credit card details stolen by online attackers.

Answer 5

Data theft

Question 6

The NHS suffered an attack in 2017 that diverted ambulances and cancelled operations causing huge __________ with the service. What is the missing word?

Answer 6

Disruption