Protect yourself Against Phishing | Total Security
Phishing is a technique whereby the fraudster makes the victim believe that he is addressing a trusted third party, in order to steal confidential information (password, credit card number, etc.) to embezzle funds. The scam is most frequently based on the forgery of a website. In principle, tax centers, social organizations (CAF, mutual funds, etc.), banks or operators never ask, by email, to provide personal data. However, phishing attacks are taking more and more victims. It should also be pointed out that the e-mails sent by e-mails pretending to be your bank or your operator in order to divert personal information are more. How to Identify Phishing Attempts? You receive an alarmist email or an alleged reimbursement in your favor which seems to come from a trusted source (bank, taxes, etc.). You are invited to go to a form page in order to provide personal data. You receive an email in which you are asked to “update” or “confirm following a technical incident” your ...