Answer Key

Online banking – Comprehension Check

  1. BestBuy accounts were hacked  [with help of credentials stolen from another site]
  2. A second party GLEANED information and passwords from another site means  [they collected it]
  3. A culprit is  [the person who is responsible for a crime]
  4. According to a recent survey, the same password is used by  [30% of users]
  5. Online service users make it easier for hackers by  [using the same passwords on many sites]
  6. A secondary party is  [another person, other than the direct contact]
  7. The message of the article is that  [people should not re-use their passwords]
  8. A site which is AFFILIATED with another is  [joined in a close association]
  9. A hack can have multiple phases BEYOND the initial theft means [other crimes that come later]
  10. After BestBuy found out about the problem, they  [disabled users‘ passwords]