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CYBER ATTACKS CYBER GROOMING CYBER BULLYING TYPES OF CYBER FRAUD CYBER CRIMINALSCYBER SAFETY AND RULESNEWS2

CYBER ATTACKS ARE DELIBERATEATTEMPTS TO EXPLOIT COMPUTERSYSTEMS, NETWORKS, OR DEVICES, OFTENAIMING TO STEAL DATA, DISRUPTOPERATIONS, OR GAIN UNAUTHORIZEDACCESS. COMMON TYPES INCLUDEPHISHING, MALWARE, DDOS ATTACKS, ANDZERO-DAY EXPLOITS. STAYING SECUREINVOLVES USING STRONG PASSWORDS,ENABLING MULTI-FACTORAUTHENTICATION, AND KEEPINGSOFTWARE UPDATED.3

4CYBER GROOMING REFERS TO THE PROCESS OF BUILDING ARELATIONSHIP WITH SOMEONE ONLINE, OFTEN A MINOR, TO MANIPULATEAND EXPLOIT THEM FOR MALICIOUS PURPOSES. GROOMERS USEDECEPTIVE TACTICS, SUCH AS FLATTERY, ATTENTION, OR PRETENDINGTO SHARE COMMON INTERESTS, TO GAIN TRUST AND ESTABLISHEMOTIONAL CONNECTIONS. ONCE TRUST IS BUILT, THEY MAY ATTEMPT TOEXPLOIT THE VICTIM IN HARMFUL WAYS, SUCH AS COERCION ORMANIPULATION.IT OFTEN HAPPENS THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA, GAMING PLATFORMS, ORCHAT ROOMS, AND IT POSES SIGNIFICANT RISKS TO VULNERABLEINDIVIDUALS. AWARENESS AND EDUCATION ABOUT ONLINE SAFETY, ASWELL AS STRONG COMMUNICATION BETWEEN GUARDIANS AND CHILDREN,ARE KEY TO PREVENTING SUCH ACTS.