Motive for Hacking Your Computer There are many reasons why someone would want to hack your computer. It use to be and still is, people will do it simply for fun, because they can and like the challenge. But, the main reason in this digital age people do it is for information, with the end game being profit. The bad… Read more →
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Your Bank Has Told You to Get Your Computer Checked
There are many scams online right now. When we think of computer virus and hackers we automatically think of some antisocial type personality, sitting in their basement, hacking away. I don’t think its really like that anymore. It seems more people are interested in scamming you and making money, over destroying your computer. The people aren’t the antisocial type, but… Read more →
eMail Scams To Be Aware Of
A lot of us get caught out, myself included. Gone are the days where it was something of notice to receive something in your mailbox delivered by the postman. Now, every day we are bombarded with emails from countless people about everything from paying bills, to buying Viagra. In a perfect world none of us would get scammed by these… Read more →
Pokemon GO Ransomware
What is Pokemon Go Pokémon Go (stylized as Pokémon GO) is a free-to-play, location-based augmented reality game developed by Niantic for iOS and Android devices. It was initially released in selected countries in July 2016. — Wikipedia. Have you been down the strand lately and seen hordes of people looking at their phone, walking along in groups? There is a… Read more →
Computer Virus Removal
UPDATE: (30-06-15) Since writing this article we have seen a lot more viruses actually targeting people in Townsville. The need for virus removal Townsville has never been greater. For whatever reason, maybe because Townsville has a large NBN based infrastructure in place, but more and more man made computer viruses are targeting us in Townsville. Emails with subject lines such as “Important… Read more →