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Voice phishing also known as Vishing is the use of telephony to conduct phishing attacks. Landline telephone services have traditionally been trustworthy to steal money.

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A distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack is a malicious attempt to disrupt the normal traffic of a targeted server, service or network by overwhelming the target or its surrounding infrastructure with a flood of Internet traffic.

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The portal to complaints pertaining to cyber crimes only with special focus on cyber crimes against women and children. Complaints reported on this portal are dealt by law enforcement agencies/ police based on the information available in the complaints.

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It sure is convenient, but this convenience comes with a price. If your password is stolen in a hack of 1 site user can use that to gain access to your accounts on other sites.

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Threat actors will try and manipulate your emotions by getting you to act quickly by creating a sense of urgency and making you feel a strong emotion (fear, excitement). It’s important to STOP, THINK, then ACT. Watch out for malicious messages (including, but not restricted to emails, instant messages and text messages). Be suspicious of any emails that have a sense of urgency, make feel a strong emotion (fear, excitement, etc.), or contain unexpected attachments.

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When conducting a grandparent scam, threat actors target senior citizens by telling them their grandchildren are in trouble, and in order to help them, the grandparent must immediately wire money to the threat actors.

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A strong password is: At least 12 characters long but 14 or more is better. A combination of uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols. Not a word that can be found in a dictionary or the name of a person, character, product, or organization.

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Report any fraudulent activity. Even if you feel embarrassed that you fell for it, reporting fraud can help police catch the fraudsters and try to keep others from falling victim to the same scam.

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Encryption is the process of converting information or data into a code, especially to prevent unauthorized access.

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Keystroke logging, often referred to as keylogging or keyboard capturing, is the action of recording the keys struck on a keyboard, typically covertly, so that a person using the keyboard is unaware that their actions are being monitored. Data can then be retrieved by the person operating the logging program.

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Cyberterrorism is the use of the Internet to conduct violent acts that result in, or threaten, the loss of life or significant bodily harm, in order to achieve political or ideological gains through threat or intimidation.

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While a lot more websites are served over HTTPS nowadays, the security risks of using public Wi-Fi are lower but it's still not to recommend to do online banking on a public Wi-Fi. It might be a better idea to use your mobile data and/or switch on a VPN.

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Your social media profiles often contain personal details such as your full name, date of birth, location, workplace, and sometimes even your contact information. Scammers can exploit this information to steal your identity or perform identity-related crimes, such as applying for credit cards or loans in your name, accessing your financial accounts, or committing other fraudulent activities.

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It's not a good idea to postpone operating system updates because they often contain fixes for security vulnerabilities. If you wait with installing these updates attackers might use these vulnerabilities to gain access to your device and infect it with malware and/or steal your data.

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The likely scenario in this case is option (a): Mary's computer is infected with malware. To handle the situation, Mary should follow these steps:1. Disconnect from the internet: By disconnecting from the internet, Mary can prevent the malware from further spreading or communicating with its command-and-control servers. 2. Stop using the infected computer: Continuing to use the compromised computer can lead to additional damage and compromise other files or systems. 3. Contact a cybersecurity professional: Mary should reach out to a cybersecurity professional or an IT support team to assist with removing the malware and assessing the extent of the damage.

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Rahul should be cautious when encountering such advertisements. Immediate job placements without requiring qualifications and requesting personal information upfront are often red flags for potential placement fraud. It is important for Rahul to protect his personal information and exercise due diligence. He should research the advertisement, verify the legitimacy of the company, and only provide personal information to trusted and reputable sources. If he suspects fraudulent activity, he can report the advertisement to the authorities to help prevent others from falling victim to the scam.

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A padlock (or lock 🔒) icon displayed in a web browser indicates a secure communication channel between the browser and the server on which the website is hosted. It signifies that the connection to the website is encrypted using HTTPS and has an SSL/TLS certificate.

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The portal to complaints pertaining to cyber crimes only with special focus on cyber crimes against women and children. Complaints reported on this portal are dealt by law enforcement agencies/ police based on the information available in the complaints.

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Don't use public or free WIFI for payment transactions.

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Steganography is the technique of hiding secret data within an ordinary, non-secret, file or message in order to avoid detection; the secret data is then extracted at its destination. A cyber attack using image steganography techniques refers to the practice of cybercriminals hiding malicious code within an innocent-looking image file.

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The key aspects of a strong password are length (the longer the better); a mix of letters (upper and lower case), numbers, and symbols, no ties to your personal information, and no dictionary words.

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Spear phishing is a type of phishing that targets individuals, which is similar to the whaling attacks in terms of the personalized technique.

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We should not share our personal information to any website, application. It may steal your money or any personal data.

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The 'S' at the end of HTTPS stands for 'Secure'. It means all communications between your browser and the website are encrypted. HTTPS stands for Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure, which is the secure version of HTTP.

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A padlock (or lock 🔒) icon displayed in a web browser indicates a secure communication channel between the browser and the server on which the website is hosted. It signifies that the connection to the website is encrypted using HTTPS and has an SSL/TLS certificate.

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Vishing is a cybercrime that uses the phone to steal personal confidential information from victims. Often referred to as voice phishing, cybercriminals use savvy social engineering tactics to convince victims to act, giving up private information and access to bank accounts. Vishing is short for "voice phishing".

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Nation / State sponsored hackers are those who are engaged or paid by a nation’s or state’s government to safeguard the country from cyber terrorists and other groups or individuals, as well as to expose their plans, communications and activities.

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If Hyundai would ask you to reset your password the mail would come from an official Hyundai.com email address. This is a malicious email to steal your Hyundai password.

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Jamtara is a city known for conducting cybercrimes in India

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Requiring multi-factor authentication to access areas of your network with sensitive information helps to protect important data. This requires additional steps beyond logging in with a password – like a temporary code on a smartphone, or a key that’s inserted into a computer.

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An antivirus program will protect against computer viruses, or attacks that mean to damage a computer.

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The correct email address is management.svims@gmail.com