Hackers and conmen often use what is technically known as “Social Engineering” while baiting their victims online.
Stealing somebody’s identity ( you need not be a style icon from Beverly Hills or a rocket scientist!) has grown to be one of biggest revenue-pulling business worldwide. So I feel all of us who use Internet must learn to pick signals often waived by fraudsters.
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Online fraudsters are the most successful students of human psychology. They, while framing attacks, most often than not, target your fear, greed or scarcity.
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Protect your Personal Information stubbornly. I am sure you know this: Personal Information is not your bank details, credit card information or , passwords. Info about your family, friends, where you work, your preferences etc are all trivia-looking bytes that are also Personal Information very skillfully harnessed by conmen to dupe you online. Such info is used by cyber conmen to appear trustworthy as they persuade you to a Decision Moment.
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Decision Moment! Be alert. A Decision Moment can come when:
a) You are persuaded to Install a Software
b) You are urged to Download a Software, Wallpaper, song, trailer, pdf, card etc.
c) You are advised to shut down your PC Security Software
d) You are informed about someone’s financial loss
e) You are persuaded to part with your financial information.
f) You are confronted with a nude celeb link or a link to latest events.
CHECK OUT THESE SIGNALS AND STAY CLEAR FROM ONLINE HACKS AND SPAM ATTACKS
HAPPY SURFING!!!
Tags: Hackers and Social Engineering, Social Engineering