26 December 2019
The end of the year is often used by many retail companies to distribute shopping vouchers to many customers, either directly or by email. This is also used by phishers to send traps in the form of discount links or similar to dig up as much personal information as possible. Trend Micro USA read about this phenomenon during Black Friday last month. Many people are deceived because they are tempted by offers to shop at very cheap prices. Not only that, many phishing perpetrators also disguise themselves as HRD employees offering jobs via email.
In order to avoid phishing traps, LogRhytm Labs launched 10 basic techniques that need to be done to avoid the dangers of phishing, namely:
1. Always check the display name and email used
Don't be easily convinced if you get an email from a well-known company. Check the email address used. Legitimate companies often use a legitimate email address when sending messages on behalf of the company.
2. Carefully check the links and images shown. Check the Alternative Text.
When you hover over an image or text that contains a link, you will see alternative text containing the address you will access when you click on the text or image. If the alternative text and writing or image do not match, don't click on it.
3. Beware of spelling errors
Several well-known companies, such as Apple, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Samsung, and so on, are often failed by phishing perpetrators. If there are missing letters, for example Facebok (should be Facebook), Twiter (should be Twitter), Instagramm (should be Instagram), you can be sure that the sender is not from the company you think.
4. Look at the greetings used
If the email you receive is intended for you, then the greeting used should include your name in it. But, if the greeting is general, you need to think twice before immediately believing it.
5. Read the Message Contents. If the sender asks for personal information, leave it out.
Official companies may not ask for your personal information via email. Some information such as full name, complete address, account number, credit card number, is not actually asked if you are not actually carrying out a transaction with an official company.
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06 Jan 2020
Follow these steps to avoid from Phising (part II)
(part II) 6. Got an emergency email? try checking again. Some perpetrators often send emails that sound 'urgent', especially those related to money. They may ask for a certain amount of money for various reasons, such as the lives of close relatives being threatened, the condition of a country being in need of assistance, and so on.
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13 Aug 2019
Important but Often Ignored by Internet Users: Strong Password
In the current increasingly developed and massive internet era, internet users are also increasing, in line with the increase in hackers. You often hear about someone's account being hacked, whether e-mail, social media, m-banking, or even private chat applications, right? This is also happening frequently. It turns out, there is a strong reason why user accounts are easily hacked
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12 Aug 2019
Do These 4 Steps To Protect Your Social Media Account
In this era, almost everyone has a social media account. These media make it easy for people to meet and contact anyone and at any time.
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