In an article today, February 14th, 2016, in the Times of India, there is a story that even on Valentine’s Day Cyber Criminals do not take a day off. Many happy couples on Valentine’s Day are looking for gifts online for their sweethearts and what they may unfortunately find is a cyber criminal who is offering a deal that is too good to be true – and often it is.
For Freelancers – most of whom work at home – who are already on their computers for hours a day, it is very tempting to simply go online to shop for a Valentine’s Day gift. The cyber security experts at Kaspersky warn us that that is exactly what cyber criminals are hoping. They offer high-end luxury goods which are either fake or stolen – and could ruin more than your Valentine’s Day. They could get you in trouble with the law or at the very least take your money.
On IndiaFreelancers.com we have many different specialties of tech professionals. Some are experts in cyber security and can help developers and company owners to manage the risks of cyber attacks and cyber hacks. An example of something that could particularly be demoralizing on Valentine’s Day is an electronic greeting card which, when opened, may have a malicious computer virus in it which then infects your computer with the malicious code. Many people send electronic greetings these days – especially on Valentine’s Day, so be careful.
When I think of things like this it makes my blood boil. It angers me that criminals are so heartless as to damage such a purely innocent and wonderful day such as Valentine’s Day. It is unconscionable to think that in their depravity, criminals do not care at all that they would now create a sense of worry for Valentine’s Day revelers in terms of opening a Valentine’s Day electronic greeting card or not – for fear that it might contain a computer virus.
So please be careful – even on Valentine’s Day – and remember that cyber criminals unfortunately do not take a day off.
Ranjiv P for IndiaFreelancers.com
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