What are phishing emails?
Lately we have seen an increase in phishing email scams, with a lot of people unable to tell the difference between a legitimate email and a phishing scam, as cybercriminals are getting quite clever. For those of you who don’t know what a phishing email is, phishing is the attempt to which cybercriminals send fraudulent […]
Ways to Prevent Credit Card Fraud
With online shopping becoming more popular by the day, there are several things you should be watching out for to ensure you’re safe online when making payments. In early August, The Australian released an article which stated that a fraud report by the released Australian Payments Network confirmed an increase in card-not-present (CNP) fraud. CNP […]
8 Steps to Secure Online Shopping
I don’t know about you, but I love to shop online. A LOT! However, some online stores are scams and can cause all sorts of trouble, such as accessing your personal information without permission. That is why I have put together a quick 8 step list to help you ensure the website you are about […]
Watch Out For Cryptowall 4.0 – New Ransomware Released
Watch our for the new ransomware – CryptoWall 4.0 Ransomware is continuing to be a problem and with each new ‘version’ released on the internet, the more vicious it becomes. Like the previous version, CryptoWall 3.0, CryptoWall 4.0 is delivered through email and websites that have been compromised. CryptoWall 4.0, although very similar to its predecessor, […]
Ransomware new offspring Cryptowall 3.0 – Have a Backup policy for your data or Beware!!!
CryptoWall is back with an improved version number 3.0 implemented to cause more havoc. CryptoWall 3.0 was discovered in January 2015 by Heimdal Security firm. The ransomware basically has the same capabilities as CryptoLocker and the previous version of CryptoWall but with improved capabilities to hide from being detected and increase anonymity by using the […]
Email Scams … Don’t Get Caught!
Feeling annoyed about receiving tonnes of scam emails everyday? Continue reading ! Do you constantly receive emails from people you don’t know? Do you receive emails with attachments, including .exe and .zip files? If so, then this blog article is for you. Why people get trapped by those ‘Fraud’ emails ? Tens of thousands of suspicious […]
Beware of CryptoLocker Ransomware Trojan
Beware of CryptoLocker Ransomware Trojan Computers all over the world are being infected with ransonware and unfortunately you could be next. CryptoLocker is one of the newest ransomware causing mayhem. It is one of the nastiest malwares we have ever seen. The creators of CryptoLocker Ransomware are getting smarter and sneakier. Once you have been […]
