{"id":58077,"date":"2020-11-04T14:12:11","date_gmt":"2020-11-04T20:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.cpanel.com\/?p=58077"},"modified":"2020-11-04T14:12:11","modified_gmt":"2020-11-04T20:12:11","slug":"how-to-spot-phishing-attempts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devel.www.cpanel.net\/blog\/tips-and-tricks\/how-to-spot-phishing-attempts\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Spot Phishing Attempts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
We all know that there exists bad people on the Internet that want to steal our personal information for whatever nefarious reason they may have, right? Sometimes they want our bank account login, which makes sense, but other times they want something that maybe makes less sense, like a Facebook login. No matter what the reasons are that motivate these people, any attempt they make to effectively trick you into providing the information they are after is called \u201cphishing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Phishing comes in many forms, we\u2019re going to discuss the most popular ones and also give you the knowledge necessary to identify and protect yourself from these attempts; online and in real life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What Exactly is Phishing?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Phishing is, in practice, the attempt to trick someone into providing their personal data (be it account credentials, credit card numbers, or other sensitive information) by fraudulently presenting yourself as a trustworthy institution or individual who needs the information for legitimate purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A simple example of phishing would work like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here\u2019s an actual phishing email we recently received attempting to do exactly what\u2019s described above: In a nutshell, that\u2019s how phishing works. Though these scams have become more elaborate over time, including being attempted via text message and telephone: \u201cHello, this is your bank calling. We need to discuss an important issue with you about your account, but first we need to verify your identity. Please provide your username and password\u2026\u201d, the general purpose and execution of these scams remains basically the same. <\/p>\n\n\n\n How to Protect Yourself From Phishing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n As you can see, phishers have multiple ways to attempt to trick you, but there are some fundamental things to keep in mind that will protect you and prevent any phisher from being able to take advantage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n When in doubt, the best bet is often to just reach out to the actual alleged sender; call your bank and ask if they sent you that email. As always, it\u2019s better to be safe than sorry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you happen to ever spot a phishing email that claims to be from cPanel or sends you to a cPanel login page, please forward that email to cs@cpanel.net with the full email headers so we can properly investigate that phishing attempt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And for more information about phishing, visit https:\/\/www.consumer.ftc.gov\/articles\/how-recognize-and-avoid-phishing-scams<\/a> If you have any feedback or comments, please let us know. We are here to help in the best ways we can. You\u2019ll find us on Discord<\/a>, the cPanel forums<\/a>, and Reddit<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We all know that there exists bad people on the Internet that want to steal our personal information for whatever nefarious reason they may have, right? Sometimes they want our bank account login, which makes sense, but other times they want something that maybe makes less sense, like a Facebook login. No matter what the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":65565,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[61],"tags":[2109],"class_list":["post-58077","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tips-and-tricks","tag-phishing"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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