What is phishing' Here's what you should know about the virtual scamming technique and how to protect yourself from data theft
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Nov 12 2020 at 4:38 PM GMT
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- Phishing is a cybercrime in which criminals masquerade as someone else, like a legitimate business, to get victims to surrender personal and sensitive information voluntarily.
- A common kind of phishing email is when you receive a message in your inbox that appears to come from your bank.
- As part of some alleged security check, the message requests that you reply with your login information.
- That can include info like your username and password.
- If you respond to this email with the requested information, yo.
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- Published Nov 12, 2020 4:38 PM GMT