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5 A Mysterious Case

C. Read the text and match
the two halves of the
sentences below.

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Cybercrime is one of the biggest problems of the 21
century. This is partly because cybercriminals, especially
hackers, use highly sophisticated programmes to carry
out their crimes, and because the crimes can often
happen on an international level, taking many forms,
and affecting different members and groups of society.
It’s all about the money
Some cybercriminals are a kind of online burglar –
they enter into people’s bank accounts and steal their
money, moving it into hidden accounts. When people
use their credit card to pay online, there’s also a danger
of cybercriminals stealing their information and using
it to buy other products. Although many websites and
banks provide protection against this kind of problem, it
still happens quite frequently.
Another way cybercriminals can steal people’s money
online is by “selling” products which the customer never
receives. In fact, it’s relatively easy to set up a website
and post fake reviews of your “products”, using photos of
the items on the web. Cybercriminals will often advertise
expensive tech, such as smartphones and games
consoles, at a much better price than they’re sold on the high
street. If you maintain regular contact with your customers, 1. Cybercriminals are difficult to catch
apologising for the delay in shipping, you can easily earn a few 2. Cybercrime can affect anybody:
thousand euros before people complain to the police about 3. One way cybercriminals work is by
the site. 4. Cybercriminals also sell
Violence against children 5. On the internet, you can hide
Another issue with the internet is that you can pretend to be 6. It’s easy to create a fake profile using
whatever or whoever you want to be. Criminals can use this 7. Another form of cybercrime involves
to their advantage in order to attract young people. It’s easy
to pose as a person of the same age, using fake photos of 8. Hackers can steal this information
a gorgeous 17-year-old or a friendly 14-year-old. After building
an online relationship with a young person, they then suggest a. and demand money for it.
meeting in a quiet, sometimes isolated place and may use this b. as they commit crimes internationally.
as an opportunity to kidnap their victim.
c. big businesses’ data.
Data protection
d. electronic items and then never send
Cybercriminals will sometimes steal a company’s data, them.
demanding a ransom for it to be returned. This can have a
e. somebody else’s photos.
number of serious effects on the company as they may lose
f. stealing credit card information.
business or their reputation; furthermore, it costs time and money
to replace the system when it’s restored. Organisations, such as g. young people, the elderly, big
the FBI, say that companies shouldn’t pay the ransom if they businesses and so on.
find themselves in this situation. They say that many companies h. your real identity and pretend to be
pay and never receive the data, and that it also makes the younger.
cybercriminals more likely to attack another company.

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