In September 2016, Yahoo! disclosed its data breach incident that happened in late 2014, when hackers stole sensitive details associated with at least 500 million Yahoo! account users. Not only names and email addresses, but the stolen information includes date of birth, security questions, telephone numbers, and encrypted passwords too. Shocking? I know, but that’s naked reality of the rising threats in the cyber world.
A portion of the Internet that, for a number of reasons, isn’t indexed by search engines is called the Deep Web/Internet. Websites with dynamic pages, blocked pages where CAPTCHAs are required, private websites where login is required using credentials, are a few examples of content that comes under the Deep Internet.
The World Wide Web presents itself as a useful source of information for people around the globe. However, if we look at the other side of the coin, it is full of cyber threats. There resides malware in the form of viruses, spyware, spamming content and the list goes on…We all know that! But have you ever thought from where and how these threats come into the web and attack online users?
We live in an online world surrounded by endless threats that are always ready to steal our personal data and infect our computer systems. You must have encountered a situation where clicking a link, opening an attachment or simply visiting a website automatically installs an unknown program on your computer.