“Fraud-related spam advertising false tickets is already on the rise and in fact, several individuals have already been victims of cybercrime ahead of the World Cup - losing a significant amount of money to various scams.
"Hackers have become very creative in creating fake domains and are using a wide range of threats to hijack computers, steal identities and make money illegally and with such a world-class event on South Africa's doorstep, cybercrime and related phishing attacks are expected to increase.”
According to recent Kaspersky statistics, the amount of spam in email traffic averages 86.1%, with malicious files being found in 1.18% of all emails, an increase of 1.11% compared with previous months. Furthermore, the phishing attacks currently targeting social networking sites look very professional. "It is almost impossible to spot the forgery in the HTML version of various messages sent to some social networking users," says Raiu. "It is therefore crucial to become online wise to such attacks and take the necessary measures to ensure a secure Internet experience, because if you are guilty of clicking on such links, consider yourself the weakest link in the security chain!"
Symptoms of virus attacks
"Cybercrime is here to stay and since many of today's cyber attacks target human fallibility, it's essential to find ways to patch these human vulnerabilities just as we strive to secure computing devices.
“Security education is key and similar to housework - it can't be seen simply as a one-off task, but needs to be carried out on a regular basis to ensure good results and a clean, safe, environment," concludes Raiu.
