What are the different types of cyber attacks?

<p>Cyber Attacks are of many types.</p><table style="width: 96.9298%; height: 279.275px;" border="0" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="0"><thead><tr style="height: 54.4px;"><th style="width: 27.6798%; height: 54.4px;" width="157"><p align="center"><strong>Types</strong></p></th><th style="width: 72.2849%; height: 54.4px;" width="409"><p align="center"><strong>Description</strong></p></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr style="height: 76.8px;"><td style="width: 27.6798%; height: 76.8px;" width="157"><p>&lt;a href="https://www.shiksha.com/online-courses/articles/phishing/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;<strong>Phishing</strong>&lt;/a&gt;</p></td><td style="width: 72.2849%; height: 76.8px;" width="409"><p>A method where attackers trick users into revealing sensitive information via fake emails or websites.</p></td></tr><tr style="height: 54.4px;"><td style="width: 27.6798%; height: 54.4px;" width="157"><p>&lt;a href="https://www.shiksha.com/online-courses/articles/identify-theft-how-to-avoid-it/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;<strong>Identity Theft</strong>&lt;/a&gt;</p></td><td style="width: 72.2849%; height: 54.4px;" width="409"><p>Stealing personal information to impersonate someone, often for fraud or financial gain.</p></td></tr><tr style="height: 76.8px;"><td style="width: 27.6798%; height: 76.8px;" width="157"><p>&lt;a href="https://www.shiksha.com/online-courses/articles/ransomware-how-it-works-how-to-get-rid-of-it/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;<strong>Ransomware</strong>&lt;/a&gt;</p></td><td style="width: 72.2849%; height: 76.8px;" width="409"><p>Hackers use malicious software to lock data, and once done, hackers demand payment for its release.</p></td></tr><tr style="height: 16.875px;"><td style="width: 27.6798%; height: 16.875px;" width="157"><p>&lt;a href="https://www.shiksha.com/online-courses/articles/from-a-to-z-the-anatomy-of-a-dictionary-attack-explained-blogId-155297" target="_blank" rel="noopener"&gt;<strong>Dictionary Attack</strong>&lt;/a&gt;</p></td><td style="width: 72.2849%; height: 16.875px;" width="409"><p>A method of breaking passwords by using a prearranged list of common passwords or words.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em><strong>Note - </strong>The information is taken from external sites and may vary.</em></p>

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