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An estimated 38 billion dollars. Or the damage caused by one computer virus, MyDoom. Considered the most notorious malicious type of software in history, MyDoom is a computer worm that affects Windows devices. It has infected millions of computers worldwide since 2004 and is still active. Want to learn more about the virus and how you can keep yourself safe?...

Keyloggers are such malicious monitoring devices that might record everything that you type on the keyboard. Each keystroke will be watched by them. They are very dangerous. They might quietly reside in your tool, collecting the most sensitive information of yours. You might not even know that your ID data, banking details, passwords might end up in the cybercriminals’ hands....

Previously, online games were considered for kids and teenagers only. But time changes rapidly, and online gaming has become a really popular activity for people of all ages. We bet you play at least one online game. You probably utilize a gaming console, a PC, or your smartphone to enjoy playing your favorite game in the evening, at the weekends,...

Imagine you’ve received a message or an email from a bank asking you to confirm information about your personal account. All you need to do is click on a link, fill out a short form, and you’re done. Not a big deal, right? Well, here is the thing. Very likely, the notification wasn’t sent by your bank, but by someone...

You receive an unexpected email from Instagram. It claims something’s wrong or needs your immediate attention. Then, how lucky — that email has a convenient link for you to click and sort everything out. But…to proceed, you have to fill in your login credentials or even financial information. If you did follow such a link someday, you had fallen prey...

Not everyone knows what a port out scam is. You might also not be aware of your phone number being very sensitive. Losing one’s phone number is more than possible, and sometimes, it is not better than losing one’s phone or another device. A port-out scam is a sort of a hack attack on your phone number. It is dangerous...