Cyber Pill #25 – The spoofing

Cyber Pill #25 – The spoofing

In this pill, we discuss a particularly dangerous cyber technique, spoofing. This scam is making the social engineering activities of cyber criminals increasingly sophisticated. With this technique, a cyber criminal assumes the previously stolen identity of someone we...
Cyber Card #21 – Sim Swap the account emptying scam

Cyber Card #21 – Sim Swap the account emptying scam

Has the SIM card in your Smartphone stopped working? It may be that you are the victim of a computer scam. The SIM Swap is actually a different scam from all the others, because it manifests itself with the appearance of a problem with the telephone line....
Cyber Card #20 – For a safer “cyber” Christmas

Cyber Card #20 – For a safer “cyber” Christmas

The Internet is the perfect place to shop for Christmas presents, to look for a good bargain or an unusual gift, but it is also the perfect place to organise Christmas holidays. It is also, unfortunately, the ideal place for cyber criminals, who use Christmas as the...
Cyber Card #19 – Pharming Infographic

Cyber Card #19 – Pharming Infographic

Pharming, a neologism based on the words “farming” and “phishing”, is a very devious technique that substitutes an address on a legitimate website without the victim’s knowledge, and redirects the victim to a malicious site. This can happen without the user realising...