Question: what are the different types of online threats?
Answer: Malware. Any kind of software designed to annoy or harm the users is considered malware. ... 
Hacker. Skilled programmers using their coding knowledge for bad deeds are better known as hackers. ... 
Computer Virus. ... 
Computer Worm. ... 
Trojan. ... 
Ransomware. ... 
Spyware. ... 
Adware.