This Infographic Shows the Common Ways Scammers Try to Phish Your Account.
Chances are, if your email or social media account has ever been compromised, you accidentally provided your credentials to scammers. The most common method of compromising your account is phishing, in which people trick you into giving your login information to fake websites that look legitimate.
Phishing attacks are not new, of course, and you probably have a huge number of such emails in your spam folder, but they are still the main reason for hacked accounts. This graphic from Digital Guardian shows how you can detect phishing attempts in your inbox and how to avoid them. Whether it’s strange attachments that haunt your curiosity, or fake links leading to a fake login page that mimics a familiar brand, scammers use a variety of methods to break into your account (often just to spread spam). And it’s not just email; beware of questionable text messages from unknown numbers or people posing as IRS agents asking for your personal information.
Take a look at the figure below for an in-depth look at common phishing techniques.
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