We arrive a few days before Christmas and with her shopping, congratulations and good wishes for the coming year. Precisely all those good intentions can get hand scams for cybercriminals.
In Kaspersky Lab tell us that Christmas scams are still a major business for scams, so here are the most common scams that time.
iPads false Offers: Apple products are leading the charts, so that criminals are busy distributing false offers of free iPads.
false Gift Cards: Cybercriminals use social networks to promote false gift cards in order to steal money and information for consumers, who then use for identity theft.
Smishing: Phishing Cybercriminals sent through text messages, these texts are similar to those of banks or online sites saying that there is error in your account and ask you to make a call to a telephone number specifically to verify your account information, but in fact these messages are an excuse for more information.
Holiday offers: In the holidays, when consumers search the Internet for travel or offers affordable, cyber criminals create fake Web sites for rent and rentals search for which it is necessary to make the initial payment card Credit or bank transfers.
Greeting cards: Electronic boards are a common way to send our best wishes to friends and family, but the cybercriminals offer fake versions with links to viruses and other malware.
Shopping at low prices: buyers should be more careful with the products and services offered at low prices much lower than the competition, cybercriminals use fake Web sites and auction to bid very tempting to be true, with the sole purpose of stealing information and money to the user.
Christmas Downloads: The Christmas-themed screensavers, bells and animations are another easy way to spread viruses and other threats to computers, especially when the links come via email or instant message that appears to come from a friend.
Wi-Fi in airports and hotels At Christmas many people travel and use the Wi-Fi networks in places such as hotels and airports, this is a temptation for thieves who intend to hack these networks, waiting for the opportunity to theft .
Kaspersky Lab recommends Internet users to a series of steps to protect their computers and personal information:
not respond to offers that arrive via email, instant message or . Check
trusted Web sites, including trusted brands (icons, stamps from a third party that verifies that the site is secure), reviews of users and customer support.
Be careful on the links in the web address before clicking on them to make sure that it is a trusted site. Never download or click on those that come from an unknown source.
sure to use Wi-Fi networks of trust and not checking bank accounts or shop online if the network is not secure.
wary of sellers offering rates well below normal.
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