I got an email for link exchange from the webmaster of a site and sent me a URL where my website link is already added and wanted me to place a link on my website. I usually do not entertain such request and don’t believe in link building. I just thought of checking the site and got this warning

To know more about this, I just clicked on the button “Why was this site blocked?”

and I got this information

This is a very useful service provided by Google.

I was just going through my junk mail folder and found an email from Axis Bank which as bit surprising for me as the content was odd and I was thinking why this email has gone to the junk mail folder. I use strong Anti virus and  junk mail filters and most of such mail are pushed to my junk mail box. As the mail was in Junk mail folder the pictures were not downloaded and the links were open. As you see in the picture below it looks very much like a mail from Axis Bank.

This email looks exactly like an email sent from my bank as it has the logo and the login URL looks to be axis bank URL. When you break the text as you see in the junk mail folder as shown below.

Now in the picture below you will see the text with the links. In the email the sender has requested to click on the link to resolve the problem and the url of the link goes to another hacking site and not axis bank. When you receive such emails, be sure that you check the URL on the address bar of your browser and not just be looking on the page. These hackers create websites which look exactly the same as the original bank website. One more important thing is that not bank will ask you to follow any links which will need to input your login information. If you have to login to your online banking site, always type the web address on your browser address bar and login. I had received similar email for Paypal which was again filtered out by Gmail.

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I was searching for my name with Yahoo. I used Yahoo after a long time. Google usually alerts you of potential sercurity problems and now Yahoo also does that

And when I scrolled down, I could avoid clicking on the link

This is really a helpful feature

Recently lots of malicious emails are sent saying that you are summoned and asked to appear in a court or you will have to face the action of contempt of court. This email will also contain a link to download supporting documents which is a malicious script and it will be downloaded to your computer.

FBI Warning

As with most spam, the content contains multiple spelling errors, the investigating agency stresses.
FBI has advised recipients to contact the issuing court clerk’s office for validation. Subpoenas are generally served in person, by mail or fax, not by e-mail.
”Computer based scams and fraudulent activities are rampant on the internet these days,” said James E Finch, Assistant Director of the FBI’s Cyber Division.
He adds that people should delete unsolicited e-mail, especially from an unknown sender. If you accidentally open the e-mail, do not click any embedded links, as they may contain a virus or malware which will harm your computer.

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