Phishing is a type of social engineering attack often used to steal user data, including login credentials and credit card numbers.
It occurs when an attacker, masquerading as a trusted entity, dupes a victim into opening an email.
But how do you spot these emails if they land in your inbox?
Number 1:
No legitimate organisation will contact you from an address that ends Gmail, Hotmail or yahoo.
Always Look at the email address, not just the sender.
Number 2:
The domain name is misspelt.
This is a common technique and sometimes just one character can be out, as an example an O maybe be replaced with a zero. Again check the email and pay close attention to the domain it's from.
Number 3:
Suspicious links
99% of phishing emails will be asking you to click a link. Always look at the root domain of the link. You can do this by hovering over the link . On a mobile device, hold down on the link and a pop-up will appear containing the URL.
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