COMPUTER THREATS SECURITY
WHAT IS PHISHING
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Yes
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No
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -If you got a phishing email, forward it to the Anti-Phishing Working Group at reportphishingapwg.org . If you got a phishing text message, forward it to SPAM (7726).
Detailed explanation-2: -Do not reply to the sender. Ignore any requests the sender may solicit and do not call phone numbers provided in the message.
Detailed explanation-3: -These are common tricks of scammers. Suspicious links or unexpected attachments-If you suspect that an email message is a scam, don’t open any links or attachments that you see. Instead, hover your mouse over, but don’t click, the link to see if the address matches the link that was typed in the message.
Detailed explanation-4: -An unfamiliar greeting. Grammar errors and misspelled words. Email addresses and domain names that don’t match. Unusual content or request – these often involve a transfer of funds or requests for login credentials.