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Practice Listening: Highlight Correct Summary ID: #33894 Short Computer networks
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You will hear a recording. Click on the paragraph that best relates to the recording.

Transcript:

If you keep up with the news at all, you know that hacking computer networks of companies— both large and small — means big business. Like any other commodity, personal data and information can be priceless. According to Zdnet, a website that provides 24/7 news coverage of tech trends, 2014 alone saw more than 1 billion personal records illegally accessed — including health, financial, email and home address data, and other personal information like Social Security numbers. That’s up more than 54 percent from the year prior, according to industry experts — and there’s no sign that those numbers will be slowing down any time soon. Case in point, just this year, more than 191 million U.S. voters’ information was compromised from an incorrect configuration in the voter database. Still not convinced? Anthem, one of the world's largest health insurers, was hacked this year, and 80 million U.S. citizens had all of their personal information leaked.
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Option 2: "Personal data as well as computer network of companies is being hacked including the world's largest health insurer and 80 million U.S. citizens had all of their personal information leaked."

Explanation: This option accurately summarizes the main idea of the text, which discusses the hacking of personal data and computer networks, including the significant breach involving 80 million U.S. citizens' information from a major health insurer. The phrase 'personal data' aligns with the text's emphasis on the value of personal information, and the mention of the world's largest health insurer directly relates to the example of Anthem being hacked.

Option 1: "Approximately 1 billion people legally accessed records of the world's largest health insurers."

Explanation: This option is incorrect because it states that 1 billion people legally accessed records, which contradicts the text. The text mentions that over 1 billion personal records were illegally accessed, not legally. Additionally, it does not mention the world's largest health insurers in this context.

Option 3: "Details such as health, financial as well as Social Security Number are being hacked and the per cent is increasing every year."

Explanation: This option is incorrect because it implies that the details are being hacked in a general sense without specifying the illegal nature of the access. While the text does mention health and financial information, it does not state that these details are currently being hacked, but rather that they were accessed illegally in the past. Furthermore, the phrase 'the per cent is increasing every year' is misleading; the text specifically states an increase of 54 percent from the previous year, not an ongoing yearly increase.

Option 4: "It is easy to hack into computer networks of companies and the number of hackers do not seem to be slowing down."

Explanation: This option is incorrect as it suggests that hacking is easy, which is not explicitly stated in the text. The text focuses on the prevalence of hacking incidents rather than the ease of hacking. Additionally, it does not mention the number of hackers, but rather the increasing number of personal records being compromised, which does not directly correlate with the ease of hacking.

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