The general rule of thumb when working
on the Internet is If you feel suspicious about any email at all, do not
open it, and for sure don’t open any link provided inside it.
Online phishing scams have been around a
while and as we turn more towards Digital Technology for almost
everything. Right from social interaction to banking and shopping
online, Identity and banking information thefts are running rampant.
The problem seems to be growing even
more like a lot of our personal information is publicly available on
Social media channels and other data collecting websites.
The problem is only growing, as more
personal information is now publicly available on social media channels
and websites, and hackers can easily craft personalized phishing attacks
for their preys and be very convincing and easily bypass many Security systems.
In recent years we have also witnessed an increase in bank fraud cases
where using stolen identities, and Aadhaar information scammers have
stolen money from individual bank accounts.
Kaspersky Lab a cybersecurity firm
investigated the Dark Web Market and found out that personal data of
any person, their complete digital life is worth even less than $50
nearly just Rs 3500.
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