The Internet opens up a world of incredible information for us. It democratizes what was previously exclusive to a few. But that same scope brings us certain risks, bad arts focused on scamming and robbing those who surf the internet. It is what we know as technological fraud ..
This concept of "technological fraud" is full of nomenclature, generally Anglo-Saxon, which defines the different types of scams that we can find while we access pages or open certain emails and links. That is why, in this article, we are going to recount the most common forms of technological fraud. Because prevention is always the best cure.
These are the most common forms of technological fraud that we will find
Ransomware . The word " ransom" , translated from English to Spanish, means "kidnapping." And that is precisely what ransomware is all about . The cybercriminal hijacks your hard drive and asks for money, usually bitcoins, so that it is released. This practice is also known as "technological extortion"..
Spyware . Malicious program that the victim installs on his computer without realizing it and that collects personal information from him or from his own browsing to collect data and trade with them.
Malware . If we see " malware " written on the internet, it means that they are referring to any malicious program that we can unintentionally host on our computer..
Phishing . One of the most common causes of technology fraud. The attacker impersonates any type of service that involves a financial transaction, a bank, a streaming platform , etc., so that the victim agrees to fill out a web page with their data and passwords.
How to avoid this type of technological fraud?
The first thing that a person browsing the Internet, receiving an email, must bear in mind ..., in short, is connected, is that the best antivirus is common sense . And this tells us not to open links provided by anyone we do not know. Not even those that our friends give us: their computers could be infected.
If our computer slows down or seems to be struggling to work and advertising pages appear that we have not opened, we probably have malware installed .
The best antivirus, without a doubt, is caution. Ignore any email in which you are asked to click on a link and then place your bank and personal details. No bank or savings bank will contact you for these matters via email or SMS.
And if you wonder which antivirus we recommend, Microsoft Defender, the software that comes by default in Windows 10 , is enough. It is updated very often to incorporate new malware and automatically analyzes our computer.
As always, avoiding pages of adult publications or illegal downloading also helps to prevent someone else's friend from installing on our computer and we get a good scare with it.
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