This video discusses the various forms of scam, hacking and fraud which are happening online. Online shopping is highly comfortable but the sad part is that the major population is unaware of the ways they can harm them
In this video we have the Internet Crime Complaint center head telling us about the various internet scams like Identity Thefts, Intellectual Piracy, Sex Crimes, Fraud Schems, Hacking, Spamming. When internet users do not update their antivirus software or turn on their firewall, they can help spread viruses or worms or downloading malicious trojans, some of which can help spread chaos.
This video also discusses Phising. Internet users are lured into clicking on to some website and supplying their bank identity. These can be used to steal money from their bank account.
Identity theft amounts to loss of millions of dollars. Everytime you log on to a website or click on an attachment, you can be downloading a trojan virus (like a keylogger) which can be used to steal your personal information which can include your credit card number, bank account etc.
International shipping is another cyber crime scheme sweeping across the United States. They were all connected to Nigerian cyber crime ring that used stolen finacial data to buy million of dollars of goods and services to sell overseas. The ring was eventually broken up.
Personal computer users can do their part by keeping their computers updated and protected. The FBI also recommends you to visit the internet crime complaint centre website at www.ic3.com to report suspicios activities and learn about the latest schemes in cyber space.