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* Internet fraud
Something that Topshop have to protect against is
fraud. Internet fraud/theft can occur if you respond
to an unsolicited email. If the offer looks too good to
be true, it probably is! Identity theft can occur when
a cybercrook illegally gets hold of and uses your
personal data.

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* To protect against fraud, Topshop do not share
your personal information with any other
companies for marketing or commercial
reasons. They also recommend that you
memorise your password and also make it very
hard to guess, meaning it’s harder for hackers
to guess.

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* Phishing
Phishing is where somebody tricks you into giving
them your details, such as passwords and credit
card details. Phishing is an example of social
engineering techniques used to deceive users.
Phishers are targeting the customers of banks
and online payment services, which is why
phishing is such a big threat to online stores such
as Topshop.com.

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* Pharming
This is where a hacker directs Internet users to a
bogus website that has an appearance almost
identical to the original. Pharming has become a
major concern to businesses hosting ecommerce
and online banking websites. Pharming could be
a huge threat to Topshop.com as a hacker could
mimic the site to Internet users and take money
out of peoples account if they were to order
something.

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* Spoofing
A spoofing attack can occur at any time.
Spoofing is where hackers track other peoples
information and pretend to be somebody else,
e.g. a computer.

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* Virus’s
A virus is designed to make your pc breakdown
and to spread further. They are mainly sent by
email, almost like SPAM, but they are much more
dangerous. They are a threat to Topshop because
people can sign up to receive free weekly emails
from Topshop.com. If the site got hacked,
thousands of customers would receive an email
that could possible contain a virus from the
hacker.

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* What is legislation?
Legislation can refer to laws or the process by which
they are enacted in certain countries. Many countries
have some form of legislature, which is a body
dedicated primarily to passing and amending laws. It is
there to illegalise unauthorised access to computer
systems and to also stop the wrong people getting hold
of other peoples information.