Privacy Glossary (Definitions and Terms)

Welcome to PrivacyRadar’s comprehensive Privacy Glossary! This glossary covers essential terms and concepts related to privacy, data protection, and online security.

Whether you’re a privacy enthusiast, a business owner, or simply curious, our glossary provides clear explanations to help you easily navigate the complex world of privacy. Stay informed and empowered, and protect your digital privacy with PrivacyRadar.

A B C D E F G H I J K

A

Account Compromise Account Hijacking Active Attack Active Defence Adaptive Authentication Adware Alphanumeric Password Anonymizer Anonymous hackers Anti-malware Anti-phishing Service Anti-spam Anti-spyware

B

Baiting Banker Trojan Broken Authentication Attack Browser Hijacker Browser Hijacking Brute-force Attack

C

C&C Server Catfishing CEO Fraud Chargeware Clipboard Hijacking Attack Clone Phishing Clop Ransomware Computer Network Attack Computer Network Defence Computer Network Exploitation Computer Virus Computer Worm Conficker Worm Conversation Hijacking Cookie Stuffing Cookie Theft Cracker Credential Harvesting Credential Stuffing Creepware Cross-browser Fingerprinting Cross-site Request Forgery CryptBot Crypto Malware Cryptolocker Ransomware Cryptovirus Cyber Extortion Cyber Harassment Cyber Hygiene Cyber Incident Cyber Vigilantism Cyberattack Cyberbullying Cybercrime Cybercriminal Cyberstalking Cyberthreat

D

Dark Patterns Dark Web Data Breach Data Breach Prevention Data Diddling Data Exfiltration Data Leakage Data Loss Data Theft Deception Technology Dictionary Attack Digital Fingerprint Digital Footprint Digital Identity DNS Attack DNS Blocking DNS Cache DNS Firewall Dolphin Attack Domain Spoofing Downloader Trojan Doxxing Dridex Attack Drive-by Attack Drive-by Download Dropper Dyreza

E

Early Launch Anti-malware Electronic Pickpocketing Email Attacks Email Harvesting Email Virus Ethical Hacking Evil Maid Attack Evil Twin Exploit Chain Exploit Kit Exploit-as-a-service (EaaS) Expression Language Injection

F

Facebook Stalking Fake Antivirus False Flag Fault Injection Attack Fileless Attacks Fileless Malware Firesheep First-party Cookie Flooder Footprinting Forever Day Bug Fork Bomb Form Grabber Format String Attack Formjacking Frape Fraud as a Service

G

GandCrab Ghostware Golden ticket attack Government Surveillance Gray Hat Hacker Green Hat Hacker Greyware

H

Heuristic Virus Homograph Attack HTTPS Phishing Human Firewall Hybrid Attack

I

Ice phishing Identity Cloning Impersonation Attack Industroyer Inference Attack Insider Attack Interception Attack Internet Worm IoT Botnet IP Hijacking IP Spoofing

J

Jackware JSON Hijacking Juice Jacking

K

Keylogger