Yes, there are bad people, and they are everywhere on the Internet, just like in real life. They will trick you into trusting them with your passwords, trick you, hack into your system, plant viruses, remotely control software, cause you grief, anxiety, or make you feel threatened.
1. Haters: Racist, Bigoted, Intolerant Users
Haters are similar to trolls, but are usually driven by much more extreme emotions. Haters are distinguished because they intentionally spread hatred and intolerance, as they attack the ideas and beliefs of others. Haters carry bigotry, racism, and other extreme anti-social beliefs.
2. Internet Trolls: the mosquitoes of Online Culture
Trolls are arguably the most common form of evil on the Internet. These individuals derive pleasure from creating conflict. If you use Facebook, participate in forums, or read comments on Reddit, you have certainly encountered them. You are bound to find trolls.
3. Cyberbullies: Digital Harassment and Violence
Cyberbullying may not be physical violence, but it is very close to it. Cyberbullying demonstrates dominance over another person. Of course, bullying is accompanied by direct digital harassment. Cyberbullies will attempt to publicly humiliate their targets with Facebook posts or blog posts. It is not just a petty teenage angst. Cyberbullying causes deep emotional trauma, and in some cases, has even contributed to suicide.
4. Phishers: The online fishermen
With fake emails and fake websites, they try to "phish" for valuable information from unsuspecting users. The phenomenon is older than the Internet, but there are still gullible victims.
5. Clickjackers: They collect clicks by deception
Clickjackers are antisocial programmers who use invisible buttons on their websites. Clickjack buttons usually cover up legitimate buttons, so victims unwittingly activate them. Before you know it, your Facebook privacy settings will have been changed. Maybe your webcam will be secretly activated. Or worse: a remote control program will be installed on your computer. Clickjackers play dirty, and their modern scams are quite calculated.
6. Zombie Masters: Programmers Taking Over Your Computer
A “zombied” computer (also known as “botted”). A very unpleasant invasion of privacy. In this case, programmers will install remote administration programs on your computer, and take over its management. What will they do with it? A zombie computer is used to send thousands of spam messages. In other cases, a zombie computer will carry out attacks on other websites.
7. Hackers, and their different motivations
We've all heard of "hackers," and seen movies about them. But what exactly is a modern computer hacker? There are actually four different types of hackers, and not all of them are bad. If you're experimenting with your computer, you could be a low-level "hacker" yourself
8. Spammers
Have you received e-mail messages promoting pharmaceutical products? Have you ever had the honor of being chosen by someone very rich who is at risk to transfer an unimaginable amount of money from Nigeria to your account? Then you already know what the job of Spammers is.
9. Hoaxers: They will fool you
A huge shark chews up a diver? Mel Gibson had a car accident and many other breaking news stories that are spread uncontrollably on the internet. Of course, if you published them and they were revealed, they would put you in a very difficult position.
10. Sexting: Don't play this game
Sexters aren't technically evil, but their indiscriminate motives are humiliating and embarrassing. 39% of American teens have engaged in some form of sexting. 46% of young people reported seeing very intimate photos shared with strangers. So you can see how young and old alike can unwittingly become the laughing stock of thousands of other people.
Source: secnews.gr
