Beware of cybercriminals-when you are most vulnerable, they can now catch you. Kaspersky Lab recently revealed that cybercriminals have a new weapon to attack your privacy-a mini candid camera. Now you can hijack the camera of your mobile device and invite yourself to the most private moment.
Statistics show that 90% of the UK population is equipped with smartphones, and only one-third of the population knows the harm and threats caused by cybercriminals. The modus operandi of cybercriminals is to send you toxic software so that they can continue to take over your device. Now with all this unauthorized access, cyber criminals can steal your private photos and stored photos and take snapshots of themselves. In addition to putting you at a disadvantage, cyber criminals can also help you take credit card photos, children play and undress on nearby phones.
The criminal community shares strategies and tools and can unite forces to launch coordinated attacks. They even have an underground market where cyber criminals can buy and sell stolen information and identities.
Some identity thieves target organizations that hold people’s personal information, such as schools or credit card companies. But most cybercriminals will target their home computers instead of trying to break into a large institutional network, because this is much easier.
To solve this problem, you should pay attention to computers and mobile phones, installed security software or use wifi jammer to block WiFi or cell phone signals.
When you take steps to protect your computer and protect your personal information, you can not only prevent cybercriminals from stealing your identity, but you can also protect others by preventing your computer from becoming part of a botnet.