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Video newsroom – Computer criminals

Time 01:59
IN THE NEWS
1 Complete the 2008 news story with these words.
cyber-criminals  facing  free  him  illegal  leader  New   system   to  virus

In July 2008, O.W., an 18-year-old (a) Zealander, also known as Akill, walked
(b) from court. However, the court ordered (c) to pay $9,526 for damage
caused (d) the University of Pennsylvania. O.W. was (e) charges for using
the university’s computer (f ) to attack 1.3 million computers with a
(g) . O.W. was sixteen when he started his (h) operation and soon
became the (i) of a group of (j) called ‘the A-Team’.

WAT C H T H E N E W S
2 Watch the news video. When was it made?
a  soon after the virus attack  b  soon after police questioned Akill   c  soon after the court case

3 Decide if the sentences are True (T) or False (F).

1 In the video we see the real O.W. (Akill) using a computer. T/F
2 The video includes images of the University of Pennsylvania campus. T/F
3 The reporter appears in the video. T/F
4 We hear Digerati talking to Akill. T/F
5 The news report includes an expert commenting on the case. T/F

4 Complete the information from the on-screen graphics.

1 Student login accessed times in four days.
2 JAN 2006 Digerati meets NZ based AKILL .
3 ‘guaranteed to work through at least’

Over to you!

5 Discuss the questions with another student.

1 Has your computer ever been attacked by a virus?
2 Is downloading pirate copies of films, music and games a problem in your country?
3 How much time do you spend on the Internet, using your phone, listening to a music device or playing
video games?

6 Work with other students and complete the following task.

1 Choose one of the issues you discussed in 5.
2 Create a graphic to illustrate the point using images and text.

VIDEO TIP
When you can’t show something real, use
graphics, simulations or expert opinion.

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