06/08/2021
❤️ Basic Term Of Hacking ❤️
🔰 Phishing
Phishing is a type of social engineering attack often used to steal user data, including login credentials and credit card numbers. It occurs when an attacker, masquerading as a trusted entity, dupes a victim into opening an email, instant message, or text message.
🔰 Malware
Malware (malicious software) is any software intentionally designed to cause damage to a computer, server, client, or computer network.A wide variety of malware types exist, including computer viruses, worms, Trojan horses, ransomware, spyware, adware, rogue software, wiper and scareware.
🔰 Spoofing
Spoofing is the act of disguising a communication from an unknown source as being from a known, trusted source. Spoofing can apply to emails, phone calls, and websites, or can be more technical, such as a computer spoofing an IP address, Address Resolution Protocol (ARP), or Domain Name System (DNS) server.
🔰 Encryption
Encryption is the method by which information is converted into secret code that hides the information's true meaning. The science of encryptingand decrypting information is called cryptography. In computing, unencrypted data is also known as plaintext, and encrypted data is called ciphertext.
🔰 Adware
Adware is a form of malware that hides on your device and serves you advertisements. Some adware also monitors your behavior online. Adware uses the browser to collect your web browsing history in order to 'target' advertisements that seem tailored to your interests.
🔰 Bruteforce attack
A brute-force attack is a method of attack in which a high level of computing power is used to crack secure accounts by repeatedly and systematically entering many different user passwords and combinations. The attacker systematically checks all possible passwords and passphrases until the correct one is found.
🔰 Keystroke Logging (Keylogger)
Keystroke logging, often referred to as keylogging or keyboard capturing, is the action of recording the
