What is Phishing?
How to Prevent it
What exactly does phishing mean?
Phishing is the act of trying to take someones personal credit card info through false emails and pop ups. These notifications will usually look like they are from a popular company like PayPal but are really not. Phishing also states things like you are eligible to win 1,000,000 dollars or something that seems unrealistic. Links are attached most of the time to the "real" website or a link to download a software. By downloading the software or going onto the website, hackers can steal your important info and even use your credit card by using viruses and getting your accounts. In the rest of the article you will see ways to spot if its real or not.
Clue #1
This picture has a false email address, asks for your password, and makes you take action immediately.
Clue #2
This picture makes you click a link in order to continue, which can download a virus onto your computer.
Clue #3
This picture starts of by saying "Dear Customer". If you were really a client, they would say your real name.
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Although phishing may seem very hard to see, it is easy to avoid these instances. Examples are to never click links unless you've gone through the whole email and made sure it's safe. Check the security certificate to make sure it is okay to proceed. And never, ever put in your account info directly on an email.