Best Practices to Detect a Phishing Website
A phishing website (also called fake or malicious) is like a real Internet site; with phishing, the attackers use smart methods to reach you, to steal your private and confidential information (like your name, mailing address, social security, credit card numbers, bank accounts, usernames, and passwords), your financial information, and much more.
This type of website appears the same as the original one but with different features. It may contain attachments that will install malicious software (also called malware) on your computer or mobile device. It can also install a keylogger (keyboard keystroke recorder) to screen your online activities and record everything you type on your computer!
For example, you can receive a phishing link:
Example of a phishing website
Example of phishing websites
What should you do?
One of the best ways to check if it is a phishing website is to check its spelling.
If you notice that you have received a malicious email message, just hover your mouse cursor over the link (do not click on it!) to check the spelling at the bottom of your browser window. To validate it, you can also do an online search.
Do not share your financial or private information on any website or after clicking on a suspicious link. It’s better to share your information when you open a website by yourself, not when you open it through a link you receive.
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A phishing website (also called fake or malicious) is like a real Internet site; with phishing, the attackers use smart methods to reach you, to steal your private and confidential information (like your name, mailing address, social security, credit card numbers, bank accounts, usernames, and passwords), your financial information, and much more.
This type of website appears the same as the original one but with different features. It may contain attachments that will install malicious software (also called malware) on your computer or mobile device. It can also install a keylogger (keyboard keystroke recorder) to screen your online activities and record everything you type on your computer!
For example, you can receive a phishing link:
- by email
- in an online forum or a blog
- in social media posts
- in a survey link from an unknown sender.
- anywhere, when you click on a malicious link; for example, from a fake organization (that looks like a bank, a government, a charity organization)
Example of a phishing website
Example of phishing websites
Malicious Site
|
Real Name of the Website
|
| www.goggle.com (Here, the second o in Google is missing,
and there is a second letter “g”) |
www.google.com |
| www.amaxon.com (Here, there is a mismatch letter:
x instead of z) |
www.amazon.com |
| www.ebbay.com (Here, there is an
additional letter) |
www.ebay.com
|
What should you do?
One of the best ways to check if it is a phishing website is to check its spelling.
If you notice that you have received a malicious email message, just hover your mouse cursor over the link (do not click on it!) to check the spelling at the bottom of your browser window. To validate it, you can also do an online search.
Do not share your financial or private information on any website or after clicking on a suspicious link. It’s better to share your information when you open a website by yourself, not when you open it through a link you receive.
Mark is the author or the book :
Efficient Ways to Use the Internet Securely
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