Danger in Cyberspace

Just what is it that motivates someone to try to break into computer systems? Some people just enjoy the adrenaline thrill of proving
they can do it. Some years ago some electronic New York City subway signs were changed. hey said !"ackers #uarterly$ instead of
the name of the station. his is the work of harmless but slightly annoying geeks. hese types of hackers are often classified as
!Cyberpunks$. hey are usually male% between &' and ()% white% educated and very bored. *f they cause a tiny bit of disruption% they
feel cool and superior.
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+ hacker in .rance managed to reprogram the e4change rates of +5 machines so he could get thousands of dollars for his euros.
+lthough this is serious% it was something he simply did to make a small profit.
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You might be surprised who can read your e8mails. + woman in Canada thought she had found the perfect boyfriend over the *nternet.
She had recently had a tattoo done of 9ugs 9unny% had split up with a boyfriend% had learnt to cook Japanese food and was thinking of
going to *ndia. She joined an online dating service and started e8mailing this guy. +fter a few days% he mentioned he had separated
from his girlfriend% he casually mentioned he loved Japanese food% had always adored 9ugs 9unny... he guy had managed to read
her e8mails to her friends and family. 9ecause she had chosen the same password for lots of different things he was even able to look
at her bank account to see if she would be a rich girl to marry or not. his is why you must never choose the same password for
everything.
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Criminal hackers go one step further. hey use their knowledge to spy on different companies and get paid for it. 5any have
connections with organised criminal groups. :ith so much of our world being controlled by computers% it would be easy for a hacker to
create total chaos. *f they could disrupt electricity stations% water supplies or even air traffic control% they could do serious damage.
Source; Club <abridged=
A) Complete the sentences with information from the text:
&. Some years ago hackers managed to change ...
'. + hacker in .rance could make profit by ...
(. he man a Canadian woman met through an online dating service could find about her personal life because ...
B) Answer the following questions on the text using your own words:
&. :hy do some people try to break into computer systems?
'. *n what ways do hackers invade privacy?
(. :hat do you understand by criminal hackers?
Fill in the blanks using conditionals type ! "! or #$
&. *f you >>>>>>>> <be= scared of spiders% >>>>>>>> <not% go= to the garden.
'. She >>>>>>>> <be= furious if she >>>>>>>> <find= out the truth?
(. You >>>>>>>> <have to= take a ta4i home if you >>>>>>>> <want= to leave now.
@. he video >>>>>>>> <pause= if you >>>>>>>> <press= this button.
A. *f you really >>>>>>>> <want= to learn *talian% you >>>>>>>> <need= to spend some time in *taly.
B. *f you >>>>>>>> <leave= now% you >>>>>>>> <be= home in two hours.
C. *f anyone >>>>>>>> <ask= for me% * >>>>>>>> <be= in the cafD.
E. 1eople >>>>>>>> <lose= their jobs if computers >>>>>>>> <can= think like humans.
F. *f you >>>>>>>> <be= offered a better position% >>>>>>>> <you% leave= your job?
&). * never >>>>>>>> <eat= beef if we >>>>>>>> <have= it for dinner. * don$t like it.
%ewrite passi&e or acti&e sentences:
&. he NS+ didn$t catch the hackers from 9erkeley.
'. Some hackers have been hired to detect the weakness of the system.
(. 1eter and 0alph are writing an article about *nternet Security.
@. Someone sent me an e8mail alert about a new *nternet virus.
A. 5icrosoft hired a team of hackers to work with its security e4perts.
B. 7oes the *nternet influence our lives?
C. he operating system had been tested by some of the best8known hackers
E. 5y mother gave me a new computer.