Cyber crime is an increasing problem for UK authorities
Dan and Rob talk about cyber crime, and how the authorities in the UK are trying to fight hackers and technology such as botnets.
This week's question:
According to a recent UK government study, how much does cyber crime cost the UK economy? Is it:
a) 拢27 million a year
b) 拢27 billion a year
c) 拢270 billion a year
Listen out for the answer at the end of the programme!
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Vocabulary
- cyber crime
illegal activity which is committed using a computer network
- hackers
people who access others' computers and private information without their permission or knowledge
- commercialised
become more like a business, more focused on making money than previously
- cashing in
taking advantage of a situation, person or organisation to make money from it
- enterprise
business or company
- hijack
taking over and controlling by force something which doesn't belong to you
- botnets
network of computers taken over by hackers and used to control them
- malicious
behaviour intended to harm others
- industrialised
business that has become very big and successful, like an industry
- espionage
spying on or watching others without their knowledge, and reporting on their activities and movements
