{"id":22468,"date":"2019-12-13T03:00:03","date_gmt":"2019-12-13T11:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?p=22468"},"modified":"2019-12-13T06:06:46","modified_gmt":"2019-12-13T14:06:46","slug":"cybercrime-an-overview-of-phishing-and-ransomware-by-keri-kruspe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2019\/12\/13\/cybercrime-an-overview-of-phishing-and-ransomware-by-keri-kruspe\/","title":{"rendered":"Cybercrime: An Overview of Phishing and Ransomware by Keri Kruspe"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Cybercrime:<\/a>Let\u2019s welcome back monthly columnist Keri Kruspe<\/a> as she shares with us \u201cCybercrime: An Overview of Phishing and Ransomware.\u201d Enjoy!<\/p>\n

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I\u2019ve been working for the banking industry for over thirty years and one thing hasn\u2019t changed in all that time.<\/strong> Bandits are out there and they want your money.<\/span><\/p>\n

Personally, I\u2019ve survived numerous physical bank robberies as well as bomb threats over the years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Working in Las Vegas for most of those years,<\/strong> I\u2019ve watched how desperate people who lost it all at the casinos have resorted to do the unthinkable by robbing others. The threat was real\u2026 it was in your face and unavoidable. How you reacted to it determined the trauma afterward.<\/span><\/p>\n

But during the ensuing years another type of robbery has gained momentum to the unwary. While it might not be as physically dangerous as a bank robbery, it can have devastating consequences that the victim has to deal with for months, if not years.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cybercrime: Are You Being Misled?<\/span><\/h2>\n

I\u2019m talking about cybercrime, especially in regards to your bank account or credit cards.<\/span><\/p>\n

In this article, I\u2019m going to touch on a couple of areas and<\/span><\/p>\n