What is computer hacking?
Instructions: Watch the video and answer the questions as you go along. Email this file to Mr. Vela
1. What did the guy who hacked myspace do to people’s myspace accounts
2. What were the consequences for this person? (5:15)
3. A big company will pay a lot of money called a “bug bounty” to whom A person that has hacked their computer systems. A person that finds and arrests a hacker who has destroyed a company’s systems. A person that helps the company by looking for problems in their computer systems and fixing them. A person that break internet laws.
4. Describe what ransomware does to your computer: (9:08)
5. What do hackers ask for when they infect another person’s computer with ransomware? (9:25)
6. What is the difference between a “white hat” hacker and a “black hat” hacker? Give one example.