Table of Contents
What should I do if I got phished?
What to do if you think you’ve been phished
- Change all your passwords for the accounts that have been compromised as well as the accounts that use the same or similar passwords to those that have been captured by the hacker.
- If you entered your credit card information in the phishing page, cancel your card.
What happens if you are phished?
While phishing attacks can be dangerous, not all phishing attacks result in identity theft, malware downloads, network intrusions or other personally petrifying, career-ending, and business razing consequences.
What does phishing do to your computer?
Increasingly, “phishing” emails do more than just impersonate a bank in the effort to steal consumers’ information. Thieves may send a spam email message, instant message, or pop-up message that infects the consumer’s PC with spyware or ransomware and gives control of it to the thief.
How do you detect if you’ve been phished?
6 sure signs someone is phishing you—besides email
- Your software or app itself is phishing.
- You’ve received a mysterious text or call.
- You’ve “won” something.
- Your social media accounts are being weaponized.
- Your URL doesn’t look right.
- You’ve been warned or given an ultimatum.
How do I stop being phished?
How To Protect Yourself From Phishing Attacks
- Protect your computer by using security software.
- Protect your mobile phone by setting software to update automatically.
- Protect your accounts by using multi-factor authentication.
- Protect your data by backing it up.
Does antivirus software protect against phishing?
Preventing Phishing Keeping antivirus software up to date can help keep a computer protected against ever-evolving threats. The antivirus software can block offending e-mails that come from a suspect source or contain phrases common to many phishing attempts.
How do you handle a phishing email?
If you suspect that an email or text message you received is a phishing attempt:
- Do not open it.
- Delete it immediately to prevent yourself from accidentally opening the message in the future.
- Do not download any attachments accompanying the message.
- Never click links that appear in the message.
What is the difference between phishing and malware?
Phishing isn’t actually software, it’s a method of acquiring information. This can involve using malware of course, but the term phishing refers to the actual process of attempting to get information from someone. Phishing often involves e-mails containing links to websites that are infected with malware.
What does a phishing site look like?
One of the first steps you should take to identify a phishing website is to look at the URL. There should be a padlock symbol in the address bar and the URL should begin with either ‘https://’ or ‘shttp://’. This indicates that the website is encrypted and secured with an SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificate.