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Phishing
Phishing is the term given to popular internet and email scams which rely on a malevolent user (a “phisher”) tricking an unsuspecting person into revealing sensitive information (financial information, social security numbers, etc.). Questions about phishing techniques and how to avoid being taken advantage of belong here.
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Phishing has a few clues that you can notice that will help you avoid them:the email has a impersonal greeting that doesn't refer to you by name and the "from" address doesn't match where the email claims to have come from. Usually a company email will have the company's name in its email address. Phishing emails are often asking for information the company should already know, like passwords and other sensitive information. Phishing emails also have are likely to seem "too good to be true" with their offers such as free money or rewards you didn't apply to receive or to win.
How do you stop spear phishing?
To stop Internet phishing protect your computer with software like Norton or McAfee which provide Internet security through firewalls, anti-virus programs, spam filters, and anti-spywares. Also, stop phishing by having all the necessary security updates and only using secured websites, which you can check through the security certificate of the websites you visit.
What does phishing and pharming mean?
Phishing means trying to gain someones personal or financial details through hacking.
Pharming means redirecting a websites traffic to another bogus website. (also hacking)
Spillage is when information classified at a higher level is introduced to a computer classified at a lower level. In practice it includes any instance where such information MAY have been introduced. As an example: a laptop computer that is normally connected to a lower classification level network is connected to a higher level network in an attempt to check email. It is unknown if any higher classification data was transferred during the connection. The incident is treated as potential spillage and the hard drive of the computer is now considered classified.
Which of the following is not indicator of a possible phishing attempt?
The e-mail contains a generic greeting.
How do you tell if a website is legit?
Most business scams ask for money upfront, with claims of making a lot of money. If it sounds to good to be real, it usually is.
how long has the business been in existence?
Contact name and phone numbers?
Check with:
The Better Business Bureau
Internet Crime Complaint Center - ic3.gov
Federal Trade Commission - U S Government
Fraud.org
Scambusters.org
Lookstoogoodtobetrue.com
Ripoffreport.com
Better-internet-bureau.org
Wired.org
Sohojobs.org/scams ?
Rileyguide.com/scams
Wahm.com
Undressforsuccess.com
Scam.com
Check its security certificate then determine whether it is a scam or not.
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Google, or yahoo
You can type the site's name followed by the word "scam" to find out if it's a scam.
This is a pretty broad question, but hopefully this is what you are looking for.
When I am trying to determine if an offer is real or not, one of the things I do is go to Google and type in the URL without the .com / .ws /.xxx and then the word [scam] with the brackets. For instance using xyt.com as the URL:
xyt [scam]
Then I read through all the postings I can find relative to my search. If it is a company name, you can also go to ripoffreport.com and type in the company name to see if there are any complaints.
You can also search on domain names by going to whois.net and type in the URL there. There are probably more ways, but these are the ones I go for first.
To spot a scam on a website, go to the about page or contact page and look for a phone number, if no phone number exist it is a scam, if there is a phone number listed call to see if it is a legitimate phone number. Check the whois information to see how long the web site has been valid.
What security device is used to verify the identity of sender?
Often, these scams use digital signatures or security questions to seem more legitimate than they are.
What is a characteristic of spear phishing?
"Spearphishing" differs from simple "phishing" in that the attack is specially crafted to fool a specific high value target - whether an individual or a group. Spearphishing attacks are usually preceded by the attacker conducting research on the target to identify the high-value targets (such as company CEO, CFO, etc.) and make the spearphishing email sound as if the attacker is an individual or entity that is well known to the target, thus getting them to let down their guard. Simple phishing attacks just rely on broad observations of human nature such as a desire to get something for free or fear that they might get cut off from their banking service or trust of the IT department. Spearphishing is much more targeted and requires research on the intended victim(s) to escalate its likelihood of success and decrease the likelihood of being detected as spearphishing.
Phishing
Phishing is a way of attempting to acquire information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication.
Spear Phishing is the same as Phishing. The difference is that the attack is targeted towards a specific person or group.
Whaling is the same thing as Spear Phishing. The difference is that the specific target is high-value, such as company CEOs, CFOs, etc.
What are advantages and disadvantages of cyber ethics?
There are no real advantages to cyber crime. However, there are many disadvantages. Cyber crimes can cause someone's identity to be stolen, it can lead to one's finances being harmed. Bullying can also be a cyber crime that can have terrible consequences.
What should you do if you receive an e-mail asking you to verify personal information online?
If you receive an email asking you to verify personal information1. if it is legal site it will have HTTPS// and the site name n the web coll em
2. and you should not share your sensitive details through the internet if it i s a bank site call up and ask about the email
Yes. Using the mail header it is easy to track the IP address of the machine from where the email has sent.
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There are also more complicated ways that federal agencies use involving satellites to get a more accurate trace, the ones with the headers are completely inaccurate and may even take you to the Internet Service Provider's location.
How to make a password in Facebook?
Log in to your Facebook. On the top right hand corner it will say your name, home, and next to home there will be a small triangle that goes to a drop down menu. click on the triangle and choose account settings. Find password and press edit.
If you cannot log in because you can't remember your password, press forgot my password and it will send you an email allowing you to change it.
What can you do if you are afraid you were a victim of phishing?
If you think you were a victim of phishing. You should immediately change the password on the online account. If you had any personal information on the account (e.g. Credit Card information) you should inform your bank immediately.
Which computer tool is used for phishing?
You do not need software to make a phishing website. You simply need a web server and an identical copy of the website in question (with a few changes so the data in the fields go to you). I can't describe it as it is illegal in most countries.
Which is not one of the three steps of a phishing attack?
Clean
Steps of common phishing scams or attacks include the bait (the suspicious e-mail), the hook (the fake website), and the catch (when you fall for the scam).
What are two methods for avoiding phishing attacks?
Be wary of clicking links within emails. You may get an email that appears to be from a real company, but it was actually created by scam artist. This email will ask you to click a link and log in to your account. Don't do it - if you click the link it will take you to a site that looks exactly like the real thing, but isn't. When you enter your user name and password, the scam artist will have it. Then they can log on to you account and steal any personal information you have.
There is a clever new phishing scam called
tabnabbing. Hackers have developed a method to take over an inactive computer screen and transform into something that looks exactly like the log in for an email, credit card, bank or another account. You may click on that screen (or tab) and think you need to log in, but if you do the scam artist can get your personal information.
If you get a phising email, notify the company that appears to have sent it.
Means trying to get hold of people's bank account and credit card information over the internet in order to steal money from them.
here's a better one it means: hackers trying to copy a legit website (like facebook or a bank website) and making it look the same when you login like facebook or the bank your email and personal stuff like your credit number and other stuff gets sent to their email address and then they now your password or what ever you sent
Where can you get a Jesus fish car decal that says phish in it?
I'm thinking the dollar store or a car dealer ship area
