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Internet Safety – Save Yourself From These Cybercrimes

Internet Safety – Save Yourself From These Cybercrimes

<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Cybercrime can be defined as criminal activities carried out digitally by the means of a computer&comma; networked device or network&period; Nowadays&comma; technology is advancing and so are the means of digital theft&period; Those with a better knowledge of web know how to hide and continue committing crimes digitally&period; No matter how hard the authorities are trying to fight cybercrime&comma; the security always gets infringed by someone who knows their way around the backdoors&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Hacking&comma; identity theft&comma; Internet fraud&comma; <&sol;span><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;assets&period;publishing&period;service&period;gov&period;uk&sol;government&sol;uploads&sol;system&sol;uploads&sol;attachment&lowbar;data&sol;file&sol;444865&sol;Advice&lowbar;for&lowbar;parents&lowbar;on&lowbar;cyberbullying&period;pdf"><b>cyberbullying<&sol;b><&sol;a><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">&comma; etc&period; are some of the concerning problems in today’s world&comma; as they are happening everywhere on a daily basis&period; If people are made aware of such situations beforehand&comma; they can be saved from becoming a victim of cybercrime&period; That being said&comma; in this article&comma; we have mentioned some pointers which will help you gain an insight on the various types of crimes committed on the Internet&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&NewLine;<li style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"><b>Hacking<&sol;b><&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Hacking has got a bad name for itself because it does come under the category of breaching someone’s privacy&period; An e-mail account&comma; social media account or for that matter even a website can be hacked easily by an expert hacker and you might end up losing all your personal data&period; This is the sole reason why internet experts around the world suggest that it is a good practice to keep on changing your password from time to time in order to maintain your personal safety&period; For website owners&comma; it is advised that they always make use of updated versions of firewalls and protect their business from online threats&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&NewLine;<li style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"><b>Identity theft<&sol;b><&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Nowadays&comma; identity theft is considered a very serious crime&period; Seeing your privacy being breached or finding someone posing as you&comma; is surely a difficult situation to cope up with&period; Also&comma; when your identity is stolen&comma; the thief gets complete access to your personal information&comma; chats and bank account&comma; eventually leading you to face emotional and financial issues&period; Furthermore&comma; it gets very difficult to <&sol;span><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;forbes&period;com&sol;sites&sol;samanthasharf&sol;2016&sol;03&sol;02&sol;12-free-apps-to-track-your-spending-and-how-to-pick-the-best-one-for-you&sol;&num;345e49c05445"><b>track money online<&sol;b><&sol;a><b>&comma;<&sol;b><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"> as cybercriminals are very good at covering their tracks&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&NewLine;<li style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"><b>Internet fraud<&sol;b><&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">The financial sector is the most affected one in online crimes&period; Most internet frauds are related to credit card scams&comma; bank accounts&comma; and unapproved transactions&period; These types of scams mostly start with an &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;official” e-mail or a call from your bank&period; You might find the e-mail containing your personal information like birth date&comma; address or domicile&comma; making it look more authentic&period; But this does not necessarily mean that it is an official communication&period; Sometimes the e-mail may also ask you to click on a link in order to receive some reward money&comma; mentioning you’ve won it in a lucky draw&period; Many people fall prey to this trap &lpar;well&comma; you can’t say no to money&comma; right&quest;&rpar;&comma; end up filling their account details and internet banking passwords by clicking on that malicious link provided in e-mail and lose all of their hard earned money&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Apart from that&comma; the internet is also filled with websites which offer a lot of money with just a click&period; The offers seem very tempting&comma; but it’s better not to respond to such e-mails&comma; letters or sites&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Banks often tell customers from time to time that they neither ask a customer for their credit&sol;debit card details nor their Internet banking passwords&period; If you’ve received a suspicious e-mail or letter like this&comma; then you better get it confirmed over a call with your personal banker or pay a visit to your bank&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">&NewLine;<li style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;"><b>Cyberbullying<&sol;b><&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Cyberbullying&comma; also known as online bullying&comma; is a type of bullying carried out using digital means&period; This usually includes electronics like mobile phones&comma; tablets&comma; and computers&comma; on social media platforms&comma; chat applications&comma; text messages&comma; etc&period; Cyberbullying is used to tarnish a person’s image online by spreading rumors&comma; blackmailing&comma; threatening&comma; and posting abusive comments or inappropriate pictures on the internet&period; This not only happens amongst teenagers but also amongst adults in the workplace&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">Well&comma; if ever you get falsely accused of a cybercrime&comma; then without wasting any time have a word with a lawyer&comma; as they not only specialize in divorce cases&comma; property matters and giving away a <&sol;span><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;legacywills&period;co&period;uk&sol;"><b>free will template<&sol;b><&sol;a><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">&comma; but also have good knowledge and <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;tefmedu&period;com">understanding of cybercrime law&period;<&sol;a><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">In case you fall victim to any of these cybercrimes&comma; quickly seek help from the local law enforcement who can guide you further on what action can be taken&period; UK’s response to cybercrime is led by the department called <&sol;span><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;nationalcrimeagency&period;gov&period;uk&sol;about-us&sol;what-we-do&sol;national-cyber-crime-unit"><b>the National Cyber Crime Unit &lpar;NCCU&rpar;<&sol;b><&sol;a><span style&equals;"font-weight&colon; 400&semi;">&period; It also takes action on most serious cybercrime threats&period; If you have a teenager who is very active on the internet&comma; then make sure you’re talking to them about cybercrimes&comma; its effects on the world and how they can avoid falling prey to it&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;

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