Glossary
- advance-fee fraud
a type of confidence fraud in which a victim is persuaded to provide a fraudster with money in advance of earning more significant funds. Common advance-fee frauds include Nigerian 419, black-money and inheritance scams.
- auction Web site
a business model in which potential buyers bid on items for sale online
- back door
a program that creates an opening on a computer to remotely access files without the owner's knowledge
- BIOS (basic input/output system)
software that permanently resides on a computer's memory and is designed to be among the first steps taken when a computer boots up. It tells a computer how it is configured and how its various components should interact. Such software is often referred to as firmware.
- blog
a Web site, usually maintained by an individual, that is updated regularly with commentary, personal information, video or photos. Also known as a weblog.
- bot
a single computer that has been infected with malware and forms one part of a network known as a botnet
- botnet
a group of bots that are infected with malware and controlled by a different and often remote computer, known as a herder, to perform specific coordinated tasks
- broadband telephony
see VoIP
- carder
an individual who is an expert at using stolen credit card and other personal information to obtain fraudulent wire transfers
- confidence and consumer fraud
an online fraud in which the perpetrator breaches the victim's trust to cause a financial loss. Common confidence and consumer scams include ...
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