McAfee Warn Christmas Attack '12 '

Every year not only retail companies are preparing for the festive Christmas and new year. The perpetrators of cyber crime were greeted by preparing a variety of attacks.

Computer network security company McAfee underlines the increasing number of cyber crimes before the Christmas holiday season and new year.

To more easily, McAfee classify these attacks with the name '12 Scams of Christmas' or 12 cyber crime attacks at Christmas.

"Celebration of the great day is always used hackers to commit fraud and spreading the virus. It is important for us to be vigilant in times like this," said McAfee spokesman David Marcus is quoted from CNet, Monday (23/11/2009).

"Con artists know that the great days of the number of people who do online financial transactions will increase. They also spend time to access the Internet," he added.

Types of attacks carried out very diverse. But in essence, these attacks aimed at stealing credit card accounts, personal information and spreading the virus. Here are 12 Christmas attack, according to McAfee users should be wary of computers and the Internet:

1. Mask phishing scams charitable donations. This attack is not only taking your money but also detailed information and to steal credit card identity.
2. Service messages between the purchase of goods. Fraudster will send an invoice notification shopping and delivery services on behalf of counterfeit goods company reliable delivery service and require you to pay it.
3. Request friendship on social networking sites. Fraudster will lead you to install a virus or provide password.
4. Holiday e-cards. Christmas greeting cards and new year brought the virus to break into your computer security.
5. Shipments lavish gifts on behalf of the famous brands. When you click the link that sent the liar, you're only going to get a virus and losing money.
6. Fake online shopping site.
7. Christmas Carol lyrics.
8. Job search
9. Fake auction site
10. Password theft.
11. Email banking scams
12. Ransom demand to open the file. Hackers use viruses to control the computer and lock your file data. To access them, you are asked to pay a ransom.