WHAT IS EMAIL BOMBARDMENT?

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An email bombing is an attack on your inbox that involves sending massive amounts of messages to it. Sometimes these messages are incomprehensible. But more often, they will be confirmation emails for newsletters and subscriptions. Thus, in the latter case, the attacker uses a script to search for forums and newsletters on the internet. Then they sign up for an account with your email address. Each will send you a confirmation email, asking you to confirm your address. Also, this process is repeated on as many unprotected sites as the script can find. The term Email Bombing or Email Bombing; it can also refer to flooding an email server with too many emails. In an attempt to overwhelm the server and disable it. But that's not the goal here; it would be a challenge to cut down on the modern email accounts used. Meanwhile, Google or Microsoft email servers, anyway. So instead of a denial of service (DOS) attack; against the email servers you are using. Also, the flood of messages
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BE SAFE WHILE HAVING FUN IN PLAYING ONLINE GAME

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Any action we take online requires being vigilant and taking security seriously. Whether browsing, downloading any file, sending an e-mail. Also when we play online we must take extreme precautions.

 

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Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMOGs) have grown in popularity in recent years so naturally they have become great targets for attackers.

These games create alternative universes, generally with great features, that attract avid players who invest large amounts of time, and sometimes money, in them. There have been cases of theft of personal information stored in the databases of the games themselves, including credit card information. Some people take these games very seriously, so much so that some attackers breach the security holes in the plugins of these games simply to steal resources that belong to the game (gold, weapons, etc.) from the players, but the danger real is much more important. Cases of MMO games infected with worms are known.

But for the attackers, the gold mine is the multiple fan sites and forums that are generated from the games. These edge sites typically have a low level of security, allowing attackers to easily breach email addresses or even passwords.

This is where the classic "phishing" e-mail scams derive, through which attackers send seemingly authentic messages to the players of these games, notifying them of a security breach and the need to reset passwords. All the attacker needs is to create a fake password reset portal to obtain the "old" password, which he will use to fully violate the player's account.

The best thing MMOG players can do to protect their data is to be methodical about their security.

1.  Use unique emails: You will almost certainly receive phishing emails at the email address you use on game fan sites. Therefore, create an email address that you use only for these sites. Be suspicious of any email you receive on that account. Next, create a unique email address for each MMOG you play. Again, do not associate your personal email account with any MMOG or fan site account. Use different passwords for each of these accounts. This is essential today. No matter what we do online, it is very convenient to keep our data private. We should never provide confidential data, information that relates us. When playing is equal or even more important. We are surrounded by people from all over the world on many occasions and we don't really know who is behind it.

2.  Use strong passwords: Always use strong passwords that are not dictionary words and include non-alphanumeric symbols. Passwords should be combination of numbers, alphabets and special character. It should be something different and it should not be related to you.

3.  Play safely: Do not play unsafe online games. If you haven't heard of the game, you probably shouldn't trust it. Do not click on the ads for these games. You probably shouldn't trust them either. If you are starting a new online game, we should always verify that the server we are using has the correct encryption and authentication before we start playing. If this server does not have them, we can be vulnerable to attacks that can affect the databases of the game site.

4.  Be careful what you download: Downloading games from an unauthorized sites may give permissions to viruses to enter the computer and make it worst while working and making its processer slow.

5.  Install antivirus and update software: Always have an antivirus in your computer that will fight with virus. There are many other viruses for which you should keep your antivirus software updated and that will keep your computer healthy.

 

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