{"id":10550,"date":"2015-11-13T10:56:46","date_gmt":"2015-11-13T15:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com.au\/blog\/?p=10550"},"modified":"2020-02-27T03:59:48","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T16:59:48","slug":"phishing-ten-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.com.au\/blog\/phishing-ten-tips\/10550\/","title":{"rendered":"How to protect yourself from phishing: 10 tips"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you think about it for a second, online phishing is not that far from actual fishing. The major difference is that the online fishermen (phishermen?) are criminals. Unlike the trout, fluke, or bass\u00a0that you may fish for recreationally, the trophies that these fraudsters are after are your personal data, banking credentials, and so on.<\/p>\n

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Unfortunately there is no real cure for phishing attacks<\/a> aside from paranoia-level vigilance on the case of the end user. This threat is like the flu \u2014 constantly evolving and changing attack approaches. Criminals can launch targeted phishing campaigns directed at employees of a certain organization \u2014 or expectant mothers. It\u2019s a bit like a marketing campaign \u2014 a malicious, criminal marketing campaign.<\/p>\n

There are numerous ways to take the bait: accessing public Wi-Fi<\/a>, logging into a fake website<\/a> or following a link in an e-mail<\/a> promising exclusive Black Friday or Christmas deals. It\u2019s impossible to enumerate all the cases.<\/p>\n

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Kaspersky Lab is ready to help keep your @Facebook<\/a> account safe! http:\/\/t.co\/uokXWD3YkR<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/DZIOc3uRsj<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Kaspersky (@kaspersky) June 23, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n