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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.

