Hundreds of years ago, when there was doubts or ignorance about something, the elderly and more experienced were attended to explain or give advice, over the years this tradition has remained but much of the information became in books too, so that it would not always depend on the wisdom of our elders, but today just that none of that, and when you do not know something, you simply open Google and know what it is.
And it is that the Internet, and especially Google, because it is the largest and most used search engine in the world have completely changed knowledge standards. We are not saying that it is no longer necessary to know and have culture, but no one can deny that not knowing about something is an impediment, since In a matter of minutes you can perform a search and find thousands of sources that will explain exactly what you are looking for.
On the Internet we can find everything, and when everything is said, it is anything you can imagine, it can be easier or difficult to find, but there are no area, industry or sector that escapes. And as usually happens with this, There are good and bad things, and one of the worst that you can face are the scams and cyberbrains that circulate through the network.
Everyone knows that You have to avoid pages of doubtful legitimacy, and that whenever there is an official website you have to go to it before another that is notfor a lot of promotion or discount that it offers, but not even following this principle we can be completely safe, because on the Internet not everything seems.
The expert in cybersecurity and criminologist Maria Aberrador (@mariaperadoracriminology) is aware of it and alerts her thousands of followers of The dangers of making five concrete searches in Google (or any browser). Therefore we must always avoid doing these searches directly to Google.
1. Customer service numbers
Calling customer service of a company is something totally normal, and in many cases necessary, but as the expert points out, We should never look directly “customer service from Telefónica“, This is because cybercriminals buy false ads and position them among the first results, so that when we look for these fraudulent numbers, let’s call and trigger a scam.
Therefore, You must always search for these phone numbers on official websites of the companies we want to contact.
2. Easy loans
Any procedure with money on the Internet is dangerous, and time to ask for a loan we must walk with a lot of eye. Again, the scammers place their fraudulent ads among the first results for you to go to themhere they will ask you for personal and even bank information, but You will never receive the money, but rather they will steal it from you.
3. Google Authenticator
Identity impersonations are one of the most common scams, and there are many who try to impeach Google. Again through false ads that are passed through legitimate services, cybercounts are made by The service that generates Google passwords, And if we download it, we will be giving scammers to all passwords Let’s put there.
4. Ear money online
Again, earning money online can become a risk sport, especially if you let yourself be dazzled by the first ads that come out (although there are thousands of false ads of this type). Always go to reliable sourcesand deny any website or announcement that offers you large amounts of money or great benefits in exchange for performing simple tasks.
5. The purchase of viagra drugs
Medications should always be bought in pharmacies or official websitesbut there are always some who seek to save a few euros and look for them on the Internet. This Not only can it attempt against our health, but also our personal and banking data, Therefore it is never advisable to look for medications in pages that are not the officers.
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