What are the signs of a phishing attack?

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Phishing is one of the most well-known and widespread cybercrimes, but despite this, it remains one of the scams that most deceive users. The term phishing comes from the English fishing , to fish, and refers to the act of “fishing for information” through deception.

This is an online scam, mainly carried out via email, but also via 066 cambodia SMS (in this case we speak of smishing ): the aim of the attackers is to steal users' personal information and data . Another variant of phishing is spear , a cyber attack aimed at a specific individual or group.

Phishing campaigns have some recurring characteristics , which make it increasingly difficult to recognize the scam.

Phishing Features

Apparently Trustworthy Sender . Make sure to always verify the address the email is coming from. Hackers often use a free email service and not a trusted domain.

Sense of urgency . One of the favorite tactics of cybercriminals is to ask you to act quickly. These emails usually suggest that you update your login information quickly.

Hyperlinks . Short URLs are usually inserted in the body of emails to hide the original link and make it trustworthy.