Perspectives

Hunting in the Cyberspace

 Part 1

Cyber Theft

Online payment systems may not guarantee the safety of your money – $81M stolen from central bank of Bangladesh in 2016 cyber heist

Drugs, information and your credit card data – Take your pick in the online black markets
 

Identity Theft

Is your child’s identity at risk? – Young mum experiences ‘digital kidnapping’
 

Cyber Bullying

Cyber bullying can kill - How it can lead to suicide
 

Ransomware

Your data and devices could be held hostage – Find out the anatomy of a ransomware
 

How is your data retrieved?

Social Engineering Attacks

Baiting – Watch what happens when you plug a foreign device into your computer

Phishing – Personal details targeted in phishing emails that appears as Google Docs

Pretexting – Your board director can be an impersonator to get your phone records (Hewlett-Packard incident)

Read more on social engineering fraud


Oversharing

Social media alone can help cyber criminals know you better– 30% of internet users vulnerable to attacks

Google tracks you by what you share – Here’s how to stop it

Think before you post – When it can cost you your job
 

What can you do?

Be discreet about your privacy settings and ‘check-in’s.

Be sure you know who people are before accepting connections

Be wary about messages from unfamiliar emails

May 2017 Part 1: Hunting in the Cyberspace
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