Malware is a type of software that is made to cause harm to the user’s computer. Malware typically tries to do harm through stealing files, taking control of the user's computer or using the computer to commit illegal acts.
Malicious entities and people online use a plethora of tactics to try and gain users’ personal information that they can then use for their own personal gain. According to the FBI’s 2023 cybercrime report, the tactic that caused the most damage in 2023 was a form of Malicious tactics called “Phishing”

What does ransomware do?

Steal Your Data
Send you cat pictures
Hack your google account

What do trojans do?

Allow hackers to access your computer
Break your computer
Take your facebook account

What is phishing?

Catching Fish
When a scammer calls you to steal data
A fish calls you to steal data