What is Ransomware?
Ransomware is an umbrella term for a group of viruses that holds valuable information hostage– either by encrypting your data so that it is unreadable or by totally locking you out of your computer.…
FixMeTip – Social Engineering Scams
What is social engineering?
Instead of sneaking into your system, hackers will use human psychology to trick you into essentially handing over your personal data. In addition to getting users to divulge information they shouldn’t, social engineering guides users to visit malicious websites, download malware onto their computers, and willingly send money. This method of hacking is particularly upsetting as the user is left feeling manipulated and vulnerable, in addition to having their personal information stolen.
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