Monday, August 1, 2016

Whatsapp, conscious link scam steals data: how to recognize and protect themselves – Contattolab

Each evolution is always accompanied by its reflection of involution. Even in the internet world, and particularly that of the company can not escape from this rule. As well as Facebook , Whatsapp , instagram and the remaining company invaded our lives, becoming a real social phenomenon and sociability, the same way the Cracker have evolved to continue to cheat the neighbor. And that’s what’s happening for years now, the estimates are “dramatic” 92% of Internet users at least once he was cheated. A phenomenon which in all probability will never stop.

However, we our key weapon to defend ourselves, what? Well internet! It seems a paradox but it is actually the solution. On the web there are thousands of sites, information forum, run by young people willing to advise on any issue especially technological. Therefore inquire, the internet is a huge sea, it is over the user’s time unconscious, the random sailing occasionally. If today you have a email with any manager, you are subscribed to Facebook, to Twitter or any other platform, well, six to phishing risk, so you need to be ready to manage and eliminate possible scams.

Whatsapp the most affected, attention to scam link

Whatsapp, for those not familiar is an instant messaging application, with more than 1 billion users. And it is the huge number of users to foment scammers, for many of them a real source of income. But which is the real strength of the fraudsters? The unawareness of users. According to a London research, 78% of users use the Internet without appropriate IT acquaintance. From home, the kids, in short, all those using the internet only through social, then the victims are perfect for anyone wishing to take a scam.

The scam always much the same, only changes in the contents. There comes a short message on the display informing you dell’avvenuta victory of any product, usually the scam award is a sparkling iPhone . The unsuspecting user, also driven only by curiosity, tend to click on the link scam, and here everything is triggered a process to execute the inevitable scam.

In the specific case, to launch the ‘alarm was once again the Police Post , always ready and effective in the field of mobile scams. According to police, users receive a message which states that as a result of violations of the account Whatsapp is going to be deleted. Unfortunately many people, fearful they tend to click the link scam to try to better understand how to solve the problem. Clicking it falls prey to the trap. The risks are many, the most serious undoubtedly theft of sensitive information on your smartphone. Passwords, photos, data, stolen account and maybe sold online. Therefore it is imperative to respect some rules:

– No one gives anything.
– When you arrive suspicious messages just ignore them.
– When you arrive suspicious messages from friends, ask for a verification the same friend.
– Do not use your smartphone as a personal diary.
– Do not fill the smartphone with your photos or personal videos, especially to avoid pictures with minors. Today Hard drives cost very little, use them to store your data.
– Parents should check more often the contents of their minor children.
– Passwords are written on paper not kept stored on your smartphone.

The Internet is a huge world, so beautiful as ugly. You can find the information splendor as Wikipedia , photos of beautiful places, funny videos on youtube. But at the same time, the web may be the hideout of the worst minds: pedophiles, crooks, perverts, bullies. Try to never be superficial, ask if you do not know and above all trust the experts if you find faults or if you have doubts about something, someone.



Do not confuse the real culprits

The word Hacker it is used all too often improperly, the same are saddled cybercrime, however it is not so. Hackers to philosophy, are people who are serious in dealing with intellectual challenges to creatively circumvent or overcome the limitations that are imposed, but were not making a profit. Those who have the sole purpose of circumventing the system to make money are the Cracker , which as the only way of life they have to cheat your neighbor.

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