Learn to Identify Phishing Emails
What is Phishing?
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Phishing is a form of fraud in which the attacker tries to learn personal or financial information using social engineering.
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There are two types: (1) Credential theft, (2) Download of malware.
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Messages claiming to be from legitimate sources.
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Criminals are getting really good at creating legit-looking messages to trick people into performing actions or divulging confidential information.
What are the risks?
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Phishing is a form of fraud in which the attacker tries to learn personal or financial information using social engineering.
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There are two types: (1) Credential theft, (2) Download of malware.
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Messages claiming to be from legitimate sources.
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Criminals are getting really good at creating legit-looking messages to trick people into performing actions or divulging confidential information.
Signs of a Phishing email
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Threats/Ultimatum
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Incorrect Web addresses
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No signature or contact information
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Too-good-to-be-true offer
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Spelling, punctuation, or grammatical errors
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Attention-grabbing titles
What can you do?
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Avoid opening suspicious email attachments and following links sent in emails.
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Be mindful of emails that just don't sound right.
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When in doubt about the authenticity of an email, contact the sender vis PHONE (Do not email the sender).
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Mark suspicious email as "Phishing" using the Phish reporting button in your email account.
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If you respond to, send information to, or interact with a Phishing email, please contact the IT department to report the event and get guidance.