The services most targeted by cyberattacks.
Undernew, By the editorial staff on October 21, 2020.
VSE/SME employees frequently consult various websites and online platforms during their working day, according to a Kaspersky study. These include YouTube, Facebook, the various Google services and WhatsApp – some of these applications are also the most used by cyberattackers as a springboard for phishing. (Sources)
A cyber attack is a malicious act against a computing device via a cyber network. A cyberattack can come from isolated individuals, Kevin Mitnick being one of the most famous, from a group of hackers or more recently from large organizations with geopolitical objectives. Wikipedia
THEPhishing, phishing or scamming is a technique used by fraudsters to obtain personal information with the aim of perpetrating identity theft. The technique consists of making the victim believe that they are speaking to a trusted third party – bank, administration, etc. — in order to extract personal information: password, credit card number, date of birth, etc. Indeed, most often, an exact copy of a website is made with the aim of making the victim believe that they are on the official website where they thought they were connecting. The victim will thus enter his personal codes which will be recovered by the person who created the fake site, he will thus have access to the victim's personal data, and for example in the context of a game, will be able to steal everything that the victim owns. on the game.