{"id":11368,"date":"2018-10-29T15:28:08","date_gmt":"2018-10-29T15:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/?p=11368"},"modified":"2018-10-29T15:28:08","modified_gmt":"2018-10-29T15:28:08","slug":"how-to-identify-a-phishing-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/how-to-identify-a-phishing-site\/","title":{"rendered":"How to identify a phishing site"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Phishing is a massive global issue that more than 12 million internet users fall victim to each year. Typically, cybercriminals trick users into visiting a fraudulent website where they then obtain confidential information that can be used to steal money, identifications and more. Here are a few ways to recognize a phishing site and keep your information safe:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Incorrect domain name<\/strong> \u2013 scammers typically register similar but slightly different sites (i.e. \u201conline.sberbank.ru\u201d vs. \u201conline.sbrbank.ru\u201d or \u201csberbank.site.ru\u201d).<\/li>\n<li><strong>No SSL certificate<\/strong> \u2013 most sites use SSL encryption to protect the transfer of user data. If the site does not begin with https:\/\/, it is not a secure site. Unfortunately, getting an SSL certificate is now easier than ever, and many scammers set up their fake sites with them too. So make sure to be on guard.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Grammar, spelling and\/or design errors<\/strong> \u2013 large companies typically employ or outsource to professional designers, copywriters, editors and proofreaders. Scammers are usually less attentive to such details. Be wary of a site with the presence of grammatical and spelling errors and\/or odd design choices.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Odd website structures<\/strong> \u2013 look for links to other pages that give an error or send you to a page that is not similar to the original source page. This is a sign that you may be on a phishing site.<\/li>\n<li><strong>No user agreement<\/strong> \u2013 check for the presence of a user agreement as well as terms of payment and delivery. Even if present, check the texts of those agreements and terms for anything odd.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Physical address<\/strong> \u2013 make sure the physical address on the \u2018Contacts\u2019 page makes sense. For instance, an airport can\u2019t be in an industrial zone, and a bank office shouldn\u2019t be located in an abandoned building just outside the city.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you do come across a phishing site, make sure not to enter any personal data. It is also a good idea to inform the original company of the fake site so they can take appropriate action and inform their customers to be aware. 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Typically, cybercriminals trick users into visiting a fraudulent website where they then obtain confidential information that can be used to steal money, identifications and more. Here are a few ways to recognize a phishing site and keep &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":11431,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[416,184,70],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11368"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11368"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11368\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11432,"href":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11368\/revisions\/11432"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bulletins.bfconsulting.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}