All About Phishing in One Go!!

 What is Phishing?

‘Phishing’ is when criminals use emails, text messages or phone calls to trick their victims.

AIM – To make you visit a website, which may download a virus onto your computer, or steal bank details or other personal information.

5 most common type of phishing attack

·       Email Phishing – Most phishing attacks are sent by emails.

·       Spear Phishing

·       Whaling – Whaling attacks are more targeted, taking aim at senior executives.

·       Smishing and Vishing

·       Angler Phishing

Why do cybercriminals create email phishing scams?

The answer is simple. Email is often an organization’s weakest security link. Once the security breach has begun, email hackers have access to all sort of information – from personal data to sensitive corporate documents.

If you receive a phishing email

·       Never click any links or attachments in suspicious emails.

·       If the suspicious message appears to come from a person you know, contact that person via other means such as text message or phone call to confirm it.

·       Report the message.

·       Delete it.

Avoiding phishing scams

·       Know what a phishing scam looks like

·       Don’t click on that link.

·       Get free anti-phishing add-ons

·       Don’t give your information to an unsecured site

·       Rotate passwords regularly

·       Don’t ignore those updates

·       Don’t be tempted by those pop-ups

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