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Prime (Ver. 2.2)-VII  These  emails are not  to be trusted  and  one must not  reply to them with any personal                                                                                                                               CYBER SAFETY




                  information.  Further, these  mails  must be immediately  deleted from e-mail  account  to

                  avoid accidental access in future.
                  Measures to Avoid Spam

                  To avoid spam, we can take the following measures:


          94      •  Preview your messages before opening them.                                                                                                                                                                                       95
                  •  Don't click any link in a spam e-mail otherwise you will invite many such e-mails in your
                    inbox.

                  •  Don’t reply to a spam e-mails.

                  •  Don't forward an e-mail received from someone you don't know to a list of people.

                    E-mail Account Hacking

                  It is another common method used by cybercriminals to trouble victims. Using malware or
                  other tricks to obtain your e-mail ID and password, cybercriminals can gain access to your

                  critical information like social media accounts, bank accounts, etc.

                  Cybercriminals may also send offensive emails to a victim’s contacts via hacking the e-mail.
                  But not all hacking is destructive in nature. Some hackers use this technique for national
                  security, creating safer systems, etc. This is known as ethical hacking.


                                          Cracking refers to the act of breaking into systems to steal or destroy
                          Fun           data. Crackers may disturb applications by using malware or changing
                          Fact!
                                        the program of the applications.


                  Measures to Avoid Hacking

                  To prevent unauthorised access to your computer and Internet, we can take the following
                  measures:

                  •  Keep a password for your Wi-Fi connection and computer.
                  •  Keep changing your passwords.

                  •  Keep updating your operating system.
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