Internet Fraudsters Use Messi and Ronaldo Name

Technique of phishing scams have long circulated on the internet. Encyclopedia website Wikipedia notes, this technique has been put into use in 1987 and the name itself has been known phishing since last 1995.
Phishing can be interpreted literally as a fishing bait along with. In the context of the internet world, one popular scam technique is used to extract important data, such as usernames, passwords (passwords), and credit card information. Typically the scammer using a site that is very similar to the original as bait to get the valuable information.
Along with the times, phishing techniques undergone many changes. According to a report from security experts Symantec, this time the perpetrators of these activities have started utilizing grand moment soccer, World Cup 2014, to recruit victims.
The fraudsters aware, choosing a celebrity football with a very large number of fans will be easier for them to get the information very much.
One of the activities that take advantage of the popularity of phishing football appeared in April 2013 ago. Sites that are hosting for free in France this harness big names, are like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
The phishing site pages filled with lots of pictures of both the football player. The actors also make the site page design as closely as possible to the official Facebook page in hopes of victims willing to give username and password data.
Of course, if the victim is enter the username and password of his Facebook account, the perpetrator is the victim successfully steal important information.
Symantec itself has some tips so you do not fall victim to this type of attack:• Do not click on suspicious links in e-mails.• Do not provide any personal information when answering e-mails.• Do not put personal information on the page or screen pop-up.• Make sure the site is encrypted with SSL certificate by looking at the padlock, 'https', or a green address bar when entering personal or financial information.• Use comprehensive security software. Be careful when clicking on interesting links sent via e-mail or posted on social networks.• Report website and a fake e-mail (to Facebook, send a complaint to the fraud phish@fb.com).

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