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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SOCIAL MEDIA SCAMS AND IT’S PRECAUTIONS

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Today, personal data is a source of wealth in and of itself. Previously, this data would be instantly used to commit identity theft. But today it is equally profitable for attackers to sell them. Suspicious organizations and services use this information to customize targeted ads, launch social engineering campaigns, or influence users through other manipulative techniques. In addition, new ways of financial fraud appear.

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Here are the most popular fraud methods today to protect your personal information:

    I.        Surveys, Tests, and Competitions for Data Collection

Today we can often see calls to take a paid survey, as a result of which you only need to leave your bank card details in order to pay a small commission for receiving a reward. This is a fraud. Be skeptical about such things, even if they are advertised on social media. Sometimes these ads are mistakenly moderated, and you can shield someone from danger by complaining about such ads.

  II.        Clickbait

Attackers spend a lot of energy creating striking headlines that they want to click on. They must be such that it was impossible to resist: alluring and incredible, but at the same time believable. The more data attackers have, the easier it is for them to create a clickbait headline that will attract you. If you click on it, then you can be redirected anywhere.

 

III.        Shortened URLs

Abbreviated URLs look short and cute, starting with, for example, bit.ly (a popular link shortening service), but attackers use them to hide suspicious sites by spreading such links on social networks and motivating them to click on them.

These shortened URLs can be disguised as official websites, so check them for malware using services like Check Short URLs before navigating to them.

IV.        Suspicious Friend Requests

Yes, it seems obvious, but this point cannot be ignored. When you receive a friend request, always ask yourself why another user needs it. If the reason is not clear to you, and the page is suspicious, you can ignore such a request.

  V.        Requests From People Who Have Already Been on the Friend's List

You get a friend request from a user who is already on your contact list, easily explain it as his new page or a strange system failure, and add the user. This is your friend. In fact, this is not always the case. This is a social engineering technique in its worst form, calculated on the fact that you yourself, without a second thought, add a scammer and assume that your friend is on the other end.

 

Using social engineering techniques, attackers put you in a state of panic and anxiety so that you can recklessly enter information and grant permissions under pressure. Never trust links in private messages, publications, and emails.

Unfortunately, millions of Internet users are not tech-savvy enough. Being gullible, they may not recognize these techniques. The good news is that many of these common tricks can be recognized and easily prevented. Remember them and share them with your loved ones.

It will not be superfluous to insure yourself in case you do not notice something. We created a Secure Browser to help protect your data and privacy, and keep you safe from malicious URLs. Antivirus Software Secure your PC. Anti-phishing technology, secure payment mode, anti-tracking function, built-in ad blocking - all this will allow you to use the Internet safely and conveniently. You can also improve privacy protection and prevent online tracking with Anti-Track Premium. This is an even more reliable way to protect yourself on the Internet by hiding data about yourself more completely.

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