Phishing rampant in recent years become a threat, it can lead to credit card numbers or online banking passwords and other personal information theft and other consequences.
Phishing attack by sending a seemingly legitimate website from a spoofed e-mail with the implementation, the user is an easy mark for an important reason: the so-called seemingly legitimate Web sites with online transaction information, such as a bank, credit card company or account number.The message to the so-called "security update", you may be asked to answer the details of your account.
Phishing may also guide you to reach a fraudulent site or pop up a window, the window looks like a real site, but it is to steal your personal information and set up.
According to the U.S. Anti-Phishing Working Group's survey, anglers can make the recipient believe that the 5% and its response.
So, how to protect themselves against being taken in it?
First, do not respond to messages that ask for personal financial information
Phishers typically include a false e-mail, but "moving" the message (such as: "Emergency: your account may be stolen!"), Its purpose is to get your immediately response.Reputable companies to their customers in the e-mail does not require a password or account details.Open the e-mail attachments and downloading files, must be careful, no matter where it comes from.
Second, by typing in the browser address bar access banking site domain name
Fishing, often through their link in the message directed to the victim of a fraudulent site, this site is usually the domain name is similar to a bank, such as the mybankonline.com place mybank.com, this mode is called weeding.When clicked, displays a fake URL in the address bar may seem there is no problem, but it has many ways to trick the ultimate goal is to take you to fraudulent websites.If you suspect from the bank or finance company online e-mail is fake, do not open include any links in the message.
Third, always check the account
You'd better log on to online accounts regularly, and view its status.If you see any suspicious events or transactions, immediately to the bank or credit card providers report.
Fourth, check the sites you visit are safe
In submitting your bank card details or other sensitive information, you had better do a series of checks to ensure that access to the site to use encryption technology to protect your personal data security:
Check the address bar addresses.If you visit the site is a secure site, it should be "https: / /" at the beginning, rather than the usual "http://".You can also find on the browser's status bar, a lock icon.You can even check the encryption level.However, you have to pay attention, even if the site uses encryption, it does not mean that the site is legitimate.It just tells you the data is sent in encrypted form.
Fifth, e-mail and personal data be treated with caution
Most banks have at their site a secure web page, focusing on information security transactions and personal data associated with a number of recommendations: Never let anyone know your PINS or passwords, and do not write it on paper, butDo not all use the same password for online accounts.Remind you to avoid opening or response must be spam, as it will give the sender of such a message: This address is the address of an activity, or the address is available.In a sense when reading mail.If something seems hard to believe, then do not believe it!
Six to protect computer security
Some phishing emails or other spam may contain the ability to record the user's Internet activities (spyware) information, or to open a "back door" to the hacker access to your computer (Trojan horse).Install a reliable anti-virus software and keep it up to date can help detect and combat malicious software, but also the use of anti-spam software can block phishing emails reach your computer.For broadband users, install a firewall is also very important.This helps ensure the security of computer information, while preventing communication with the illegal data source.Make sure you can update and download the latest browser security patches.If you did not install any patches, they should visit your browser's site to find security updates.
In addition, many organizations have a dedicated site, e-mail address to report suspicious e-mail, if you received a similar message should be to the timely reporting.