McAfee warns about online attacks during Christmas

As cyber criminals begin to take advantage of the holiday season, security solutions provider McAfee revealed the "Twelve Scams of Christmas" - the twelve most dangerous online scams that computer users should be cautious of this holiday season.

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  • yadavundertaker mohit
    yadavundertaker mohit
    thanks for warning....but british national lottery email is recent threat which used to come in two to three days..saying that you won 10000000000000euros and claim your prize...
  • sarveshgupta
    sarveshgupta
    Yes it is really risky

    One must be cautious as you see any kind of suspicious mail
  • callyD
    callyD
    We can say Christmas and New Year are also the busiest times of the year for online spammers and scammers.

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