{"id":75709,"date":"2013-04-15T15:48:51","date_gmt":"2013-04-15T10:18:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.quickheal.com\/?p=75709"},"modified":"2013-04-15T15:48:51","modified_gmt":"2013-04-15T10:18:51","slug":"classic-lies-cyber-criminal-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quickheal.com\/blogs\/classic-lies-cyber-criminal-use\/","title":{"rendered":"Classic lies you should not let a cyber criminal use on you"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cyber criminals can devise various ways to get what they want from you. Manipulating people into carrying out certain actions or giving away confidential information is known as Social Engineering. And this is a rampant form of exploitation. Why? If you can get access to anything you want just by deceiving someone, why waste time creating a highly technical and sophisticated hack?<\/p>\n<p>So, how exactly do cybercriminals execute social engineering tricks or lies?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Advertisements and Emails \u2013 These usually grab attention with their subject lines or body text.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.quickheal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/one.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-75710\" alt=\"one\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.quickheal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/one-300x187.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Phishing \u2013 Cybercriminals pose as genuine entities (a renowned bank or finance institution etc.) in order to extract confidential information through emails.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.quickheal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/phish.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-75711\" alt=\"phish\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.quickheal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/phish-300x215.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"215\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hoaxes \u2013 Typically known as the 419 scam, hoaxes are something that cyber criminals use to extract money or sensitive details. In this case, a cybercriminal would hack into accounts and message the person\u2019s friends claiming to be trapped in a foreign country with no money. Other tricks\/lies might include a question that piques the user\u2019s interest and then directs them to a fake login screen.\u00a0Criminals may be looking for your account information in order to send spam or to pull off a 419 scam.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.quickheal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/hoax.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-75712\" alt=\"hoax\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.quickheal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/hoax-300x231.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Some of the hoaxes also include cashing on a panic attack or a recent endemic or natural calamity. For example, fake Japan Tsunami posts that came up everywhere on Facebook and Twitter after the calamity. The goal is to cheat individuals into submitting donations for relief efforts.\u00a0 People who end up donating to these sites often find their credit card information and money stolen.The classic \u2018Your account has been deactivated or blocked\u2019 or \u2018You have won a lottery\u2019 emails also fall into this category.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.quickheal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/hoax2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-75713\" alt=\"hoax2\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.quickheal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/hoax2-300x162.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"162\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Shoulder Surfing \u2013 Looking over someone\u2019s shoulder and writing down Logins or ATM PINs.<\/li>\n<li>Tailgating \u2013 \u201cSneakers\u201d use the \u2018I\u2019m late and in a hurry. Please let me in.\u2019 phrase to create urgency and or physically follow someone into a restricted access area.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Businesses small and big or individuals, almost everyone is a target of these scams and social engineering tricks. Keep yourself updated and aware of such threats and risks. One of the best ways to avoid online tomfoolery is to install a good security software that warns, detects and blocks malicious sites or malware execution.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cyber criminals can devise various ways to get what they want from you. Manipulating people into carrying out certain actions or giving away confidential information is known as Social Engineering. And this is a rampant form of exploitation. Why? 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