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    Wastage of Time

                     It is a wastage of time as with the excessive use of the Internet people get addicted to it and spend
                     lots of time on surfing.

                     Virus and Spam Attacks

                     Internet has also increased the cases of virus attacks. Users can lost their data and programs in
                     these virus attacks.

                     Loss of Personal Information

                     We share our personal information over the Internet that can be misused by cyber criminals to
                     harm you.

                     Let us now take a look at some of the unethical practices in the cyber world and some tips to
                     safeguard our personal data.

                           CYBER CRIMES

                     Cyber  crimes are offences that  are committed
                     using  computers  and  smart  devices  connected
                     through the Internet. The victims of cyber crimes

                     can  be  organisations or individuals.  Most  of  the
                     cyber criminals use e-mails, social media websites
                     or pirated software as a medium to trouble their
                     victims.
                     It is important to remember that data once shared

                     over the Internet  is  rarely  deleted  completely.
                     Cyber criminals use this data unethically to trouble their victims.

                     Let us discuss some of the most commonly used ways to commit cyber crimes.

                          E-mail Spoofing
                     When someone sends e-mails  that  appear

                     genuine from a trusted e-mail ID but in reality
                     they're not to be trusted.
                     For example, a user may receive an e-mail from
                     a portal or social media platform where spelling

                     of service provider or email ID has been slightly
                     changed.
                     For example,

                     mailto:customersupport@tridentportall.com.

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