Growing concerns around deepfakes
Deepfakes are a type of artificial intelligence-based technology that allows for the creation of highly realistic digital forgeries, in which an individual’s face and/or voice is replaced with someone else’s. This technology can be used to create convincing videos of real people doing or saying things they never did. Deepfakes are a growing concern because […]
Beware of Spoofing
Spoofing is the act of falsifying or disguising one’s identity or data to appear as something or someone else. It can refer to various types of deception in computer networking, including e-mail spoofing, IP spoofing, caller ID spoofing and website spoofing. Spoofing can be a serious threat to security and privacy, and it’s important to […]
Impersonation Attacks on Rise
An impersonation attack takes place is when a digital adversary fraudulently poses as a trusted associate of the target, often as a friend, work colleague, or executive leader at the target’s company. Impersonation is where users create social media accounts mimicking a legitimate account. Impersonators are those who pretend to be someone’s popular personality (i.e. […]
All About Widely Used Telegram App
Telegram is the second most popular cross-platform messaging application, it is widely used because it has enhanced privacy and encryption features, even supporting large group chat features up to 200,000 person capacity. Telegram also offers its users several features, including no limits on media sizes, end-to-end encryption in “secret chats,” and a bot API in […]
Don’t Let Phones Take Over Your Life.
Our life is very much influenced by smartphones with the huge functionality, use and accessibility of smartphones which are just few clicks away. Smartphones are now so frightening that even recently Psychologists, Psychiatrists, and civil societies are advising to stay away from them to avoid addiction to smartphones. With the unprecedented access to various social […]
Beware of these Apps-Based Part-Time Job Frauds.
In India, nearly 30 percent of teenagers active on the internet have been victims of ‘social engineering’ scams. The part-time job scam is where people are fooled into paying to start a business, which never happens, or being tricked into completing work for which they are not paid. Scammers have also used phishing techniques to […]
Do not get Vished, Smished or Phished.
Going digital has many advantages, but at the same time, it makes us more vulnerable to online fraud because of our increasing presence online. Online payments have made our lives very easy in the last few years, with the majority of customers, shops, and even small-time vendors preferring online payment methods over cash. Scammers send […]
Guide to Avoid online Sextortion Scams!
Victims are being contacted on social media and messenger platforms by women who have attractive profile pictures. They lure the unsuspecting men with seductive talk and gradually convince them to have an explicit conversation or a nude video call. When the victim accepts further conversations, they simply record the entire event. Most of the scans […]
Beware Instagrammer’s, Scammers are on Prowl
Instagram has become the world’s most popular destination for presenting and exchanging ideas. It’s a massive platform with over a billion active users, and scams are happening non-stop. The popularity of Instagram makes it an ideal place for cybercriminals to operate and constantly think of new ways to trick you and steal your money. With […]
Staying safe on Facebook
Facebook is the most popular social network worldwide, has become a voice for the voiceless, and has always been an incredible tool for empowering all of us to speak, express, and promote their ideas that benefit them. Facebook is the primary medium used to promote business and services. Consumers today expect trustworthy brand relationships through […]
