Threats on the internet
Data stealing
Internet scammers often try to obtain user data. Get to know the methods to avoid having your sensitive information stolen.
- phishing - a method of impersonating an institution (such as a bank) in order to obtain specific information. In most cases, criminals send fake notifications in the form of e-mails or text messages requesting data. In addition, the message may contain a hidden link to a fake website for the institution in question. After being redirected to such a page you will be asked to enter your login, password or one-time pass code. Links to such pages may also be positioned in search engines for phishing websites. The URLs of these sites are slightly different from the genuine addresses. It is sufficient to make the change so that it includes the original URL name, but with an additional character or word.
- pharming- a method much more dangerous than phishing because it is more difficult to detect. Like phishing, it involves redirection to a fake website. In this case, even if you type in the correct website address, you get to a fake website. The attack involves tampering with the settings of the domain name system (DNS). DNS translates the name of the page (https://epp.millenniumbm.pl/) into the corresponding numerical address (IP). There are also ways of modifying files on a computer that, bypassing the DNS servers, can redirect us to a fake website. In this case, however, the computer would first have to be infected with a Trojan, i.e. special software used to steal confidential data.