Sunday, December 29, 2013

Warn use WhatsApp for viralizar hoaxes like ... - 20minutos.es

National Police on Saturday warned of new fraud, scams, scams and hoaxes that spread, particularly rapidly, through social networking and communication applications such as WhatsApp, and aim to achieve economic benefit to outlaw.

Social networks now serve as ideal viralizar canards and ciberleyendas Techniques such as phishing vehicle, aims theft key social networks of the Internet for fraudulent use, kidnappings invented from relatives abroad; premium subscriptions services via SMS or false deals They work in times of crisis are the main scams implemented in social networks.

Specialists Technology Research Unit (ITU) and Social Networking Group National Police have also indicated that the virus impersonating the identity of the National Police , the General Society Authors and Editors (SGAE) and the Spanish Agency for Data Protection (AEPD) is still active.

virus, very harmful, diffuses through pages of downloads on shortened links and freezes the computer inventing a supposed fine of 100 euros for having detected child pornography on the hard drive (done that constituting the offense).

Similarly, social networks are currently serving as ideal for viralizar canards and ciberleyendas on alleged abductions of children, colonies that numb, bumper impregnated with LSD groundless terror alerts or vehicle.

To avoid falling victim to scams or hoaxes, police advised to keep updated and protected electronic equipment personal appeals to common sense and rational distrust of users as well as persuade them to use secure platforms when making financial transactions online.

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