E-Commerce Security

2 words in this vocabulary list

noun the illegal buying and selling of stolen goods online

  • E-fencing refers to the illegal online selling of stolen goods.
  • Hey, have you heard about e-fencing? It's when people sell stolen stuff online.
  • Some shady characters are into e-fencing, selling stolen goods on the internet.
  • In the digital age, e-fencing has become a lucrative underground business for criminals.

noun A word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea. In this case, 'account' is a noun because it refers to a record or statement of financial transactions.

preposition A word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence. In this case, 'over' is a preposition that indicates the action of taking control of an account.

  • The company experienced a significant financial loss due to an account take-over by cybercriminals.
  • My friend's social media account got hacked in an account take-over.
  • I heard about a crazy account take-over where someone's entire online identity was stolen.
  • The sudden change in leadership felt like an account take-over of the company.