# Student Handout — Malware, Viruses, Ransomware, & Social Engineering

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- Published: 2026-10-18T12:26:22-04:00
- Author: matthew.leffler@jefferson.kyschools.us

Course 1: Computer Literacy / Unit 9: Cybersecurity & Digital Safety / Lesson 2:
Malware, Viruses, Ransomware, & Social Engineering

## Ransomware Statistics 2025: Attack Frequency & Costs | ORDR

Name: ____________________ Date: ____________________

## Explore and practice

Malware taxonomy presentation, social engineering case study analysis, and defense
strategy lab.

## Record your work

Describe what you tried, show your work or attach your artifact, and explain what
your evidence demonstrates.

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## Use the vocabulary

Malware, Virus, Ransomware, Social Engineering, Trojan, Worm, Spyware, Phishing,
Exploit, Payload

Use relevant terms above to explain one part of your work.

## Check and reflect

 * I completed the assigned activity and recorded my work.
 * I used lesson vocabulary accurately.
 * I can explain one thing I learned and one question I still have.

## Resources

 * [Ransomware Statistics 2025: Attack Frequency & Costs | ORDR (opens in a new tab)](https://ordr.net/blog/ransomware-statistics)