Phishing is an online fraud techniques and phishers are nothing more than tech-savvy artists and redirect you to the replica (looking same as original site) of authentic website which illegitimate . In a typical phishing scam, phishers send out emails, which appear to come from a legitimate company, in an attempt to scam users into providing private information that will be used for identity theft.
Phishers
use a variety of sophisticated devices to steal information—including pop-up
windows, URL masks which simulate real Web addresses, and keystroke loggers
that capture account names and passwords...
HERE ARE SOME ANTI-PHISHING SAFETY TIPS
- Do not select the option "auto save" on your browsers for storing your user name and password when you login to banking and payment.
- Get your computer updated with the latest versions of the browsers and operating system & its security updates.
- Make sure your computer has the latest version of the anti-virus software. Download the updates of this software on a regular basis to protect your computer against new viruses.
- Install a personal firewall and the latest anti-virus software on your computer. This will prevent unauthorized access to your system.
- If you are using a public or shared computer, you should clear your browser's cache and history after each session so that your account information is removed.
- Use an Internet browser that supports 128-bit encryption.
- Use ON- screen keyboard to fill payment details and login credentials. So that it can’t be keylogged.
- Ensure https (i.e http secure protocol) connection to the website.
- Do not follow any link through the email for login and payment because authentic sites do not use these methods.
- Users can use online payment wallet or virtual wallet sites.
- Beware of social media scams which is vast in trends to target more users.
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