COMPUTER THREATS SECURITY
TYPES OF COMPUTER SECURITY
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Question
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Which of the following email themes could be a phishing attempt?
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You have won a lottery!! Follow this link to claim it!!
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Your bank account has been compromised. Login here to protect yourself.
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Help.I am stuck aboard and urgently need money transferred to me to get home.
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All of the above. Be careful.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Requests for personal information, generic greetings or lack of greetings, misspellings, unofficial “from” email addresses, unfamiliar webpages, and misleading hyperlinks are the most common indicators of a phishing attack.
Detailed explanation-2: -Email phishing is the most common type of phishing, and it has been in use since the 1990s. Hackers send these emails to any email addresses they can obtain. The email usually informs you that there has been a compromise to your account and that you need to respond immediately by clicking on a provided link.
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