Mark Zuckerberg’s Social Accounts Hacked

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Intermediate

Exercise 1

Vocabulary

cyber

Adjective

ˈsaɪbər

relating to computers or the internet

Cybersport is becoming more popular.

hack

Verb

hæk

to secretly find a way of looking at and/or changing information on somebody else’s computer system without permission

Someone hacked my email!

involve

Verb

ɪnˈvɑːlv

if a situation, an event, or an activity involves something, that thing is an important or necessary part or result of it

This job involves long working hours.

My job involves analyzing financial data.

Becoming a top athlete involves a lot of training.

restore

Verb

rɪˈstoʊr

to bring somebody/something back to a former condition, place, or position; to give something that was lost or stolen back to somebody

This monument is being restored.

Laser surgery can restore your vision to normal.

I'm having trouble restoring the data.

suspend

Verb

səˈspɛnd

to officially stop something for a time; to prevent something from being active, used, etc. for a time

The flight has been suspended until the engine is fixed.

We should suspend this meeting until everyone is more rested.

The summit conference was suspended because of the president's illness.

founder

Noun

ˈfaʊndər

a person who starts an organization, institution, etc. or causes something to be built

He is the founder of the company.

He was excited to meet with one of the founders of the organization he worked for.

The founder of the supermarket chain has retired and left his son and daughter to run the business.

But who were the founders?

compromise

Verb

ˈkɑːmprəˌmaɪz

to bring somebody/something/yourself into danger or under suspicion, especially by acting in a way that is not very sensible

The two sisters refused to compromise.

The couple will have to compromise and choose a color they both like.

It is not wise to compromise on safety.

Are you willing to compromise on the price?

Exercise 2

Article

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Mark Zuckerberg’s Social Accounts Hacked

Even Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is not safe from cyber attackers.

Zuckerberg’s Twitter, LinkedIn, and Pinterest profiles were hacked over the weekend. His Facebook and Instagram accounts were not involved.

A group calling itself OurMine Team said it attacked the three accounts on Sunday. The accounts were quickly restored.

Twitter says a Twitter account used by the hackers to post messages was suspended. A website called Engadget captured messages posted by the hackers to Zuckerberg’s personal Twitter account.

Business site LinkedIn confirmed Monday that the Facebook founder’s data was compromised. The company said the hackers attempted to create a false profile for Zuckerberg.