Posts Tagged ‘Phishing’

The menace of spam email messages is growing by each passing day. Estimates indicate that as many as 86% of total email messages sent and delivered are spam emails. And they are not just sent for fun anymore. Spam Emails are now an organized crime and some of them are able ...

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Phishing and Hacking are quickly becoming an organized sector today. There are ready made DIY phishing kits available, which make the life easier for hackers. They are capable of creating phishing pages for popular services like Hotmail, Paypal etc., within a matter of one hour or so. One can find them ...

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Internet Money Scams and Frauds are on the rise Today's malware and viruses are not created for fun and destruction. They are sophisticated and targeted attacks with a carefully chosen mechanism for extracting money from the target victims. Hackers and scammers are working overtime to devise newer ways to target innocent Internet ...

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Tabbed browsing is an integral part of modern day browsers. It is so convenient to use, that once you are habitual of using tabbed browsing, you just cannot imaging your life surfing without tabbed browsing. And this very fact has been used by a new kind of phishing attack. This has been loosely termed as TabNabbing. What ...

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This post is part of our series of Tips for average computer users, to help them avoid common mistakes people generally make when it comes to PC Security.  Believe me, following such small tips can do much more than to fortify your computer's security, than any other top-notch security software, howsoever costly and updated, can do. Look at the end of this post for the ...

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Importance of Password Management It is an irony that more and more people are falling prey to identity theft cases despite the increasing awareness about the privacy and PC Security concerns. And one of the main reason of it is the weak password management practices employed by the computer users. If you want your identity protected, follow these important guidelines. Never use weak passwords. Learn how to ...

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In its recently published report on the status of worldwide phishing activities, the distinguished security vendor Symantec has reported that there are five main phishing techniques used by different groups. Automated ToolKits: There are automated toolkits available in the underground economy, which allow even a novice phishing scammer to start his own phishing ...

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With the increasing number of cases of Computer Identity Theft, it is becoming more and more important that you should learn how to prevent such cases. The average victim of identity fraud has out of pocket expenses of over $500 and spends over 30 hours of time resolving the issue. -Federal Trade Commission It is a fact that most of the Identity Theft cases happen becasue of ...

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The popularity of services like Twitter has hugely increased the use of URL shortening services like TinyURL, Bit.ly etc. They are fun to hang around and the popularity has gone beyond imagination. An important feature of Twitter is that you can share your favorite links and webpages with your followers. These links automatically get shortened and they appear something like http://tinyurl/73o84j ot http://bit.ly/d4rk. It is done ...

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With the growing menace of Phishing by each passing day, more and more people are falling victim to these frauds and loosing their privacy and getting cheated. Newer methods and techniques are being used which sometimes becomes difficult for an average user to detect and understand. Despite that, it is a fact that, you can detect and prevent most of the phishing attempts, if you are ...

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