Category: phishing
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6 secure browsing practices to adopt in 2025 for safer online experiences
Secure browsing practices are key to ensuring that internet users do not fall prey of cyber threats that will cause financial, integrity losses as well as a huge loss of information. The internet is relevant in ensuring that all online users get the information they desire to know but unfortunately the process of acquiring the…
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10 ways to know it is Vishing; a famous phishing scam nowadays
Vishing is the act of scammers using malicious calls to gather information or money from their victims. It is one of the most common types of phishing today. Scammers pretend to be calling from reputable companies like MTN, AIRTEL, and Google. Before vishing occurs, the scammers gather as much information as possible so the victim…
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Prevent adware attacks with these 5 useful tips
Adware has a high potential of harming your computer as well as destroying every information you have stored in it. Every computer user must take precautions while visiting sites with adverts, downloading apps from both known and unknown sources as well as using email clients who allow third-party services to use their spaces. To prevent…
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How to safely open a suspicious link
Suspicious links could lead to the theft of information or even cause severe damage to your device. Imagine you have got a new email and everything is just not adding up. The domain of the email looks suspicious and even the language its self looks suspicious. How do you open such a link to make…
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16 effective ways of fighting phishing
Phishing has become a famously practiced evil in the current day internet. Today I just want to give you and me tips for fighting phishing. Let me begin by defining phishing. Phishing is the practice of sending messages to people while pretending to be from a reputable organization, to obtain personal information for misuse What…
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3 crazy secrets about Google Photos and hacking
Today we will be placing a focus on Google Photos and hacking. Did you know that if a hacker manages to access your Google account, they will be able to see your Google photos too and if they happen to be sensitive, then they will be able to misuse the information? If a Google account…