As the world is growing and the Age of technology is before our eyes and their pace is out of our mind's eye. In the same way criminals are also growing with different sets of skills to compete in the World of Technology. Following are some sorts of cyber crimes which criminals intended to do right now:
Phishing: It is an endeavor to fool anyone in giving sensitive information such as passwords, credit card numbers, or other confidential data by being as a trustful entity via email, social media, or simple messaging.
Malware: It is a kind of software programmed to maltreat, manoeuver, or distract a computer system. Examples include viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and ransomware etc.
(DoS) and (DDoS): These are cyber attacks which by using traffic floods a server, website or a network system, making it slow or unavailable.
(MitM) Man-in-the-Middle : This is an attacker, who built or try to gain an access to the communication between two parties with the purpose of stealing information, like passwords or financial information.
SQL Injection: This crime is done by injecting malicious code in a website's database to access, intercept and manipulate confidential data.
Zero-day attack (ZD): It is a cyber attack that destruct unknown vulnerabilities and threats present in software before they can be patched or fixed by the software vendor.
Social engineering techniques: By using such techniques, cybercriminals manipulate and fool people into revealing particular information or performing an action, sometimes through email, calls or social media. It also includes in showing large number of traffic on malicious websites so people may visit there and criminals may got access to their credentials.
Cryptojacking: It is a type of attack in which a criminal make use of a user's computer to mine cryptocurrency without their knowledge or concern.
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