Tag: Phishing

What A Phishing Email Looks Like And How To Detect One [Infographic]

What A Phishing Email Looks Like And How To Detect One [Infographic]

If you are on your computer all day, it would probably be hard for a scammer to entangle you in the web of a phishing email. I've had my identity stolen before, so I've learned the hard way not to click on any links or download any attachments in email unless I'm sure about where they're coming from ...
Phishing Emails: The Scary Odds Of Success [Infographic]

Phishing Emails: The Scary Odds Of Success [Infographic]

Each year, tens of thousands of people get their identity hijacked and abused because they fell victim to some online scam that cheats its way into their personal information. The tactic is called phishing, and it is one of the most common ways for crackers to get control over your accounts and asse ...
Being A Cyber Criminal Is A Minimum Wage Job (or Less)

Being A Cyber Criminal Is A Minimum Wage Job (or Less)

Just yesterday I wrote an article called How Smartphones Are Phished & How To Avoid It. As cyber crime and computer security continue to dominate the news and the Twitter stream, we have the opportunity to learn more about how it works and how web criminals operate their businesses. Until rec ...
How Smartphones Are Phished & How To Avoid It [Infographic]

How Smartphones Are Phished & How To Avoid It [Infographic]

There have been a lot of reports published lately about our security as it relates to our mobile devices. In this article, we are going to specifically talk about phishing. Phishing is the technique used to convince us to enter our personal information (usernames, passwords, credit card numbers, ban ...

What To Do When There is Phishing on Twitter!

When the first phishing attacks happened on Twitter, people who use the social media platform did not know what hit them.  As we know there are pretty much new people joining Twitter daily, so I decided to share what one can do just in case you have experienced Phishing on Twitter. In the field o ...
Phishing Scams in Plain English

Phishing Scams in Plain English

And there we have it... It's a complicated term but at the same time it is not. Everyone knows it's not a good thing and it is often mentioned in the same sentence as credit card hijacking. Well, everyone should really take the time to really get all the facts about this somewhat new trade gangs and ...
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