Phishing Techniques

Spear Phishing  is a form of Social Engineering, and it casts out emails to a targeted group.  It targets specific individuals/group this way the attackers can customize their communications and make them appear more authentic. They will often have some inside information on their targets, by either social engineering, or researching through websites, social sites etc...  They might already know your name, or your hometown, your bank, or your place of employment and this information is easily accessed via social media profiles and postings. Then they send e-m

Smishing is a form of social engineering that exploits SMS, or text, messages. Attackers send text messages claiming to come from legitimate services. These fake text messages can contain links to dangerous webpages, email addresses, or phone numbers.

Just like in email phishing attacks, cyber criminals often play on your emotions to get you to act by creating a sense of urgency or curiosity. They do this by saying you have won a prize, or that you have to “immediately” respond to or else something "bad" happens. This is all an attempt to convince you to provide sensitive informa

Vishing is a phone-based phishing scam aimed at stealing your personal and financial information or gaining access to your devices. Unlike smishing, vishing is done through a phone call where you can hear the scammer's voice, hence the “v” in vishing.

The scammer has two advantages when using a phone to send scams. First, there are fewer security technologies that can detect and stop a phone call attack. Also, voice calls make it much easier for criminals to convey emotion and build trust than by using text.

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One of the most common tactics used by scammers in their phishing emails is to insert a malicious link into their email. These links can be disguised in various ways to seem legitimate, and may even lead to a trustworthy platform that is being used to host dangerous content. In this article, you will learn how to identify malicious links and why clicking them can be dangerous.

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Spoofing – Look Out for Scammers in Disguise

Spoofing is the creation of messages with a forged sender address or name. This makes a message appear as if it originated from one source, when it actually was sent by another. For example, the scammer/phisher disguises an email address, sender name, phone number, or website link with something else that you are likely to trust. This is done to convince you that you are interacting with a legitimate person, company, or website.

You can see an example of email spoofing below. In this case, the sender’s email address a

Is that QR safe?

QR codes have been around for a long time, but we've seen them become more useful now as an easy way to share links and websites with each other. Cyber-attacks using QR codes can occur both through email and in the real world.

What is a QR code?

The “QR” in QR code stands for “Quick Response.” It is a type of bar code that uses a series of squares instead of vertical lines. They are useful for quickly sharing information – especially links to web pages.

You can try it by viewing this page on a desktop or laptop and using your phone's camera app t

What is Spam?

Spam emails are unsolicited messages that are sent in bulk. Typically, these emails contain advertising or marketing content for legitimate companies and their services or products. This does not mean they are considered safe. Malspam, short for malicious spam, is a spam email that delivers malware as a malicious payload. Spam messages are not considered phish, regardless of how persistent, malicious, or annoying they may be. Phishing is a targeted attempt to trick you into