There are are fair number of computer scams, all of which use the computer in one way or another to trick you into either a financial or information loss.
If you follow the crypto news, you may have heard of these crazy NFT projects. Digital assets are rising in value to the point where people will pay almost anything. Some buy it for the art, others for collecting, and many as a way to make quick cash. Every day, people earning thousands flipping these assets, but do they hold any value? NFTs: Scam Or Real Deal? When you first hear about NFTs, it’s normal to think of them as …
Some people look at cryptocurrencies as a financial revolution. Others think of this technology as an opportunity for passive income. And others just see it as getting something for nothing. More often than not, you’re the one giving the “something”. Scammers attract people with “free” stuff, but they’re the only ones who get it for free. From us. Still, that’s nowhere close to the problems that digital scammers can cause. And if you’re in crypto, the threat is constant: Just …
Cookies stuffing is an illegal practice that leads to improper credit allocation. In essence, it is an act of fraud by which people can earn illegitimate commissions without doing genuine work. The affiliate makes his money not by referring people to the merchant’s website as they should, but by loading the website secretly and without the visitor’s knowledge in the background. In doing so, the affiliate wrongfully receives a commission and is in fact defrauding the merchant. To understand cookie …
Like everybody, you use the Internet everyday. Within seconds, you can access countless services, most of which are free. Or so we think. Behind those companies, there’re powerful servers coordinating user requests. People don’t really know how the Internet works, but you know, nobody cares as long as it does. When you type in a domain, these servers reply with an address that leads you to that side. If someone manipulated the provider, people would write the domain and appear …
Adware is a software or software extension that displays unwanted advertisements on your screen. Without warning, it installs on your device and sends visible or invisible ads automatically. Usually it uses a sneaky method to either disguise itself as a legitimate application or piggyback on another program to get you to install it on your PC, tablet or mobile device. Adware isn’t a threat on its own. But it can send you to scam websites. If you click on an …
Phishing is an online term used to describe data theft. Phishing is an acronym to “fishing” because the victim is “baited” into giving their info to a third party masquerading as a legitimate company. The same tricks are employed across all popular payment platforms such as eBay, PayPal, online banks, crypto wallets or any other website where sensitive information could prove to be useful to a scammer. How Phishing Works – The Basics If a scammer attempts to steal your …