
Everything you Need to Know About Hacking
Hacking involves activities intended at infiltrating digital devices, such as laptops, mobile phones, tablets, and even entire networks. The person involved in the process of hacking is called a hacker. Several types of programs such as Rootkit, Trojan, Keylogger are used to hack computers. Hackers also use techniques such as hijacks from browsers, spoofing and phishing to capture personal or financial details of the user. Common hacking techniques A fairly common occurrence nowadays is the ease with which hackers can access unauthorised areas and steal your personal information, including credit cards, financial information, and other confidential data. Here are some common hacking techniques.- Macro malware in documents
- Cookie theft/session hijacking
- Iot attacks
- SQL injection
- DDoS attacks
- Phishing attacks
- Fake WAP
- Clickjacking/UI redress
- Man-in-the-middle attack
- Cross-site scripting
- DNS spoofing
- Clone Phishing
- Spear Phishing Attack
- Deceptive Phishing
- You can’t be sure that it wasn’t forged or spoofed unless an email is digitally signed.
- Phisher emails are not typically customised, but they may be. On the other hand, valid messages from your bank and e-commerce companies are customised. If in doubt, call directly to the company to see if they actually sent the email.
- Double-clicking the “lock” icon on the website will display the website security certificate. If you do not see the certificate or receive a warning that the address of the website is not in line with the certificate, do not continue.