HACKING : WHAT IS HACKING ? HOW TO DEAL WITH IT ?

                             Is Hacking a CYBERCRIME?

                                        The purpose of hackers

According to a study of the CSI (Computer Security Institute),more than 40 % of enterprises worldwide have confirmed an attempt of intrusion in their system in 2000.Hacked servers,stolen bank cards details,hijacked websites,these are just few among multiple crimes on the internet.The main purpose of hackers however remains a mystery to the great majority of people.What is their target and how do they operate?What do they want when intruding into a computer system?How to protect yourselffrom their attacks?

PTC sites are Legitimate Online Scams

                                     How Online Advertising Works?

        What do you know about online Advertising?It is a contract signed by publishers (wemasters willing to host ads in their websites) in order to advertise sites whose owners have agreed to pay them some fees everytime a user clicks on the ads they host.Ads are presented under many forms;most of them are available under the form of banners that appear on the publishers websites,with some sets of policies and rules to be respected for the protection of the advertisers rights.A very remarkable alternative to ads business is Google Adsense. Google adSense is a free, simple way for website publishers of all sizes to earn money by displaying targeted Google ads on their websites. AdSense also lets you provide Google search to your site users, while earning money by displaying Google ads on the search results pages.It is interesting to notice that ads are Google’s main source of revenue.Oh yes!Ads are the first business interest for Google;the word is said…BUSINNESS…

419 Scams in Africa

   419, the black face of the African Internet

Called "Nigerian scam", this scam is experiencing sunny days through the network of networks. It is particularly effective as the victim is not aware of the risk run. That is understandable since he is proposed to be offered a huge amount of money going from hundreds of dollars to even millions.This scam has been known for years. The same message type first appeared in letters written by hands at first,then by machines,through faxes and now using e-mails. The scam is usually localised in Nigeria where it is called "419 fraud" (section number of the criminal code of Nigeria that deals with this fraud). However, this type of mail does not come only from Nigeria but also from Congo, Burkina Faso, Ghana, South Africa.Note that It is difficult to identify the true country of origin of the message as the  issuers use webmails (e.g . Net or. Com).

Despite its variations, the scenario of these scams remains the same. If you’ve gotten your address (e-mail for example) stolen, you may one day receive a pseudo-official email in which the caller solicits your services.

Examples of 419 Scams

                                   
                                419 Scams Deceiving Messages

Recent global reports confirm that the crooks of the web are becoming more organized,their main objective stiil being the same: earn money by taking advantage of the naivety of users.

It is always unfortunate to see that one has fallen into the traps of a scammer, a crook, a racketeer, etc…

Mail scams are a speciality in English speaking African countries, mainly in Nigeria, known as SCAM or also called 419 fraud named after the section of the Nigerian Criminal Code which condemns them;they grow  more and more and contamine the subregional countries suc as Cote d’Ivoire.

Websites like stop-scammers help avoid being tricked by informing you, giving advice and examples of email scams in order to  help you overcome this very unpleasant impasse that is  often of serious consequences.

On the Net,we often see fake lotteries abound.The  gains, presentations and speeches may vary. To be credible, some have not hesitated to use the logos of the world famous companies like City bank or Microsoft, use fake signatures, false stamps, insert pictures of their leaders (e.g. Bill Gates), etc.. By disseminating such bulk messages to email random addresses or downloaded from Internet, the "organizers" of these lotteries have only one objective: be the first and only winners.

Do not dream! This kind of message is a gigantic and dangerous scam. For behind these names are hidden loan scammers who only intend to drain your bank account.

Are you wondering how that happens? If you show a modicum of interest in “their thing”, they offer you...

CYBERCRIME ISSUE IN AFRICA

 How cybercriminals operate in Africa?

               Ivory Coast “coupé-decalé”  Vs Nigeria 419

        Unknown to the African public sphere a fears ago,cybercrime has now become a plague that tarnishes the image of the internet and some countries such as Ivory Coast and Nigeria. The advent of the Internet in people’s  habits has  shown a different kind of criminals : Cybercriminals. In countries like Nigeria, Ivory Coast, the phenomenon has reached such proportions that even the credibility of these countries has suffered. But who are these criminals of modern times?

        Cybercrime can be defined as all crimes committed in cyberspace.More specifically,it is the set of crimes commited using a computer and the internet to steal a person's Identity or sell contraband or stalk victims or disrupt operations with malevolent programs.Those who practice it are called hackers or cyber criminals.Their victims are increasingly numerous.The statistics about it are embarrassing.In 2011, there were 3,000 complaints and denunciations, 300 arrests and 105 people charged  invory Cost. But that's just the visible  part of the iceberg. As you may have noticed,I put reports and complaints “together”. People report without filing claims because they feel ashamed to due to the way they are scammed. According to Ivorian police sources, , there were 980 denunciations in 2009 and 1766 in 2010.

How to Remove Your Personal Information from Google and Internet

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(Article from www.squidoo.com)

Remove Your information from People Search Databases, Social Networks, and Search Engine Results

Do you know what kind of personal information about you can be found from Internet? Do you know how to remove your name, address, phone number, unwanted pictures, bad publicity, and negative comments from Google and other search results? Do you know how to delete your personal information from online people search database records and the deep web?

You'll be surprised to see what kind of information people can find about you. Without your knowledge and permission, most your personal information are published on the Internet and they are available for public to search. With your name or a telephone number, anyone can pinpoint the house you live in and obtain all kinds of personal details about you. even worse, there are maybe false, negative, and untrue information and comments about you or your business are spreading on Internet too.

Criminals can use your personal information to threat you and hurt your family. If you are serious about protecting your identity, your family, or your business, you should take immediate actions to block your personal information from public search and remove bad reputation and negative information from Internet.

"How do I get my information off the social networks?", "how to take my name from Google search results?", "How to stop others from searching my information from people search?" You will find answers to these questions and much more in this article. You can find advices , tips, and special tools to help you remove your personal information from hundreds of people search databases, major search engines, popular social network websites, and the deep web.

Exposing your personal information to the Internet is easy, finding your personal information on the Internet is immediate, but removing your personal information and bad reputation from Internet can be very difficult or impossible without the right guidance and direction.

You're welcome to share your experience on removing your personal information from the Internet or people search sites.

What Kind of Personal Information Are in People Search and Public Data Sources?

How to report a Scam?

                                    Want to Report a scam?

This is an international anti-scam website for reporting, sharing and dissemination of scam info.

US: Report internet crime to US gov(FBI): IC3
US: Report consumer-related complaints: FTC, or the FTC reporting page.
UK: ConsumerDirect
UK: Office of Fair Trading (OFT)
UK: Report at Action Fraud (supported by NFA and Attorney General's Office)
UK: Report to UK Police
Australia: ScamWatch
Australia: WA Scamnet

HOT: Submit Scam Report. (NEW!)

                                                  Other Solutions to Reporting Scams

You can report a scam to SCAMwatch (the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission) via:

The SCAMwatch Report a Scam online form

Protect your computer from Internet attacks

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v  … By using simple configurations of your system

    Internet attacks are common and can be dangerous for both your hardware and your data. That's why it's important to protect your machine. It suffices that an attacker gets your IP address and he can saturate the data stream of your computer and crash it as well. One of these attacks is to send requests via ICMP and thus saturate the target machine. From its personal firewall, Windows XP has mechanisms to protect your computer from such malevolence. To do this, follow these steps:

1.      Click the Start button and choose Run  In the search window that appears, type “regedit” and confirm by clicking the OK button

2.      Search for the entry “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ System \ CurrentControlSet \ Services \ Tcpip \ Parameters”

3.      Click to edit the value below the “enableicmpredirect” case. Set the value to 0

4.      Click ok!

5.      You are done! Your system should now be immune from ICMP attacks

v … By learning common sense security tips

The most recent facebook scams

          Scams on the internet are now very numerous.Social networks such as facebook are often one of the best targets for online scammers that take advantage of the ignorance of users.Facebook has long time been subject to many scams ;the most recent facebook scam or shall  I say the recent scam on facebook is a bulk scam that targets not just one facebook account,but millions of them.The social network now counts almost a billion users on its network and the bulk scam used by online scammers  to target their victims is as simple as stealing the victims facebook or his personal e-mail  account details (account name and password).The password being stolen,the scammer can now do whatever  he wants with your account like using it to deceive your contacts into giving him money or providing him with some personal information which will allow him to go on to cheat them later…but at first,how do scammers still your facebook password?