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Virus and Spam Attacks

                  The 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
           Prime (Ver. 2.2)-VII  Let us now take a look at some of the unethical practices in the cyber world and some tips                                                                                                                             CYBER SAFETY
                  to harm us.



                  to safeguard our personal data.



                    Cyber Crimes

                  Cyber crimes  are offences that are committed

                  using computers and smart devices connected
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                  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 the spelling
                  of the service provider or email ID has been slightly
                  changed.

                  For example, mailto:customersupport@tridentportall.com.

                  Notice that the spelling of "portall" is incorrect? These e-mails contain links which will
                  direct the user to another web page where the user would be asked to enter information
                  by which means the user ends up providing personal credentials to cybercriminals. This is

                  also called as phishing.
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