Title: Cybercrime What Does It Mean To You? | Daves Computer Tips
Headings: Cybercrime What Does It Mean To You?
Cybercrime What Does It Mean To You?
What is CyberCrime
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Should You Be Afraid?
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Content: Even a simple type of Trojan can give a hacker your passwords, credit card numbers and other private information. Once they have your passwords, it is really a simple matter of logging into your accounts and doing as they please. The other method and the one capable of fooling even a hardened defender is to become infected through a technique called phishing, this is normally when an individual clicks on an email from a trusted website, such as your banking site or any other legitimate site, and is in fact really a fake front embedded with a virus or malware. The reason this technique is more dangerous is because hackers have evolved and use your own trust against you. For example, once they hack an individual they will then send email to people using the names found in their contacts list. Many of these lists contain the contacts, connection with the user, birthdays, and other comments about the contact. Imagine receiving an email from your mother with title, “You won’t believe what your dad was doing when we took this photo”. My guess is most people are going to click on that link and open it. Instead of your dad it is a virus. It can be that simple.