common hacking techniques !!

 Common Hacking Techniques that u must know to be at a safer side and protect your devices from these malware attacks : 👇





1. Phishing :

Phishing is the most common hacking technique. All of our inboxes and text messaging apps are filled with phishing messages daily. These are messages that are disguised as either as an organization (Amazon, Netflix, etc.) or a person that you trust and will, in most cases, tell a story to trick you into clicking on a link or opening an attachment.

2. Bait and Switch Attack :

Using trusted marketing methods such as paid-for advertising on websites, attackers can trick you into visiting malicious sites. When websites sell advertising space, it can be purchased by rogue attackers. The bona fide advertisement can be replaced with a ‘bad’ link that can be used to download malware, lock up your browser, or compromise your systems.


Alternatively, the advertisement may link to a legitimate website, but it will be programmed to redirect you to a harmful site.

3. Key Logger :

A key logger is a small piece of software that, when downloaded into your computer, will record every keystroke. The key logger will capture every keystroke on the keyboard, every username, password and credit card number, etc., exposing all of your data and personal information.

4. Denial of Service (DoS\DDoS) Attacks :

A Denial of Service attack is a hacking technique designed to flood your web server with a myriad of requests to the point that it overloads the web server resulting in a website crash.

To do this, hackers will deploy botnets or zombie computers that have a single task, flood your web site with data requests.

5. ClickJacking Attacks :

This method tricks you into clicking on something different from what you thought you were clicking. The clickjacking element could be a button on a web page that, when clicked, performs another function, allowing others to take control of the computer. The host website may not be aware of the existence of the clickjacking element.

6. Fake W.A.P. :

A hacker can use software to impersonate a wireless access point (W.A.P.), which can connect to the ‘official’ public place W.A.P. that you are using. Once you get connected to the fake W.A.P., a hacker can access your data.

To fool you, the hacker will give the fake W.A.P. an apparent genuine name such as ’T.F. Green Aiport Free WiFi.’

7. Cookie Theft :

The cookies in your web browsers (Chrome, Safari, etc.) store personal data such as browsing history, username, and passwords for different sites we access. Hackers will send I.P. (data) packets that pass through your computer, and they can do that if the website you are browsing doesn’t have an SSL (Secure Socket Layer) certificate.

Websites that begin with HTTPS:// are secure, whereas sites that start with HTTP:// (no ‘S’) do not have SSL and are NOT considered secure.

8. Viruses and Trojans :

Viruses or Trojans are malicious software programs that, when installed on your computer, will send your data to the hacker. They can also lock your files, spread to all the computers connected to your network, and perform many other nasty actions.



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