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In the year 2015, around 760 million new infections were recorded. The growth in
the malware has been an astonishing 400% in the past five years.

(6) Either you are downloading something from the Internet or trying to view any website,
no action can be deemed as completely safe. Three-quarters of even the safe websites
have been detected with vulnerabilities. Emails have been the favourite means of
attack for cyber criminals and hackers as they can easily dupe the users in their trap.
(7) So, if you like to browse the Internet for information, do social networking, or use
Google for learning new things, you must always remain cautious. Use a robust antivirus
program and stay away from anything that looks fishy or unusual. You must always
remember that the Internet is a very powerful tool, but also do not forget that it can
be used as a powerful weapon, too, by the cyber criminals.

On the basis of your understanding of the passage, answer the following questions.
1. What reason could you infer for the rise in the incidents of cybercrime in the past years?

(a) Cyber criminals have understood the fact that every Internet user is a cash cow.
(b) Cyber criminals are able to float various infections in the form of viruses, malware, etc.

(c) People consider use of Internet as a means to pass time, using cyber bullying as
one of their reasons for boredom.
(d) The rise in the cases of cybercrime indicates the government’s lack of control on
the Internet.
2. What can you infer about the safety precautions that should be taken to minimise
the danger of cybercrime?
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)

Create social Only post true Never share Refrain from
media accounts information and passwords accepting friend
only after real picture of or personal requests from
completion of your yourself on social information on people who
higher studies. media. social media sites. don’t have good
relations with you
at work.

(a) Option (i) (b) Option (ii) (c) Option (iii) (d) Option (iv)
3. How do cyber criminals trap the users?

(a) Through the internet (b) Through calls
(c) Through text messages (d) Through movies

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