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Consumer advice center warns: How to recognize dangerous phishing emails
Protect yourself from dangerous phishing emails with a simple trick! The consumer advice center advises caution and gives helpful tips to prevent cybercrime. #Phishing #ConsumerProtection #SecurityOnline
Consumer advice center warns: How to recognize dangerous phishing emails
The consumer advice center regularly warns about dangerous phishing emails that aim to collect personal information from victims. In an interview, they explain how even technical laypeople can recognize the scams. There are countless dangerous variants that affect particularly well-known companies such as PayPal, Amazon, telecommunications companies, banks and savings banks. The latter were particularly popular with cybercriminals in spring 2024.
With the increased use of artificial intelligence, phishing emails are becoming increasingly sophisticated and difficult to detect. The consumer advice center recommends the mouseover trick to find out where a link really leads without opening it. At the same time, consumers should pay attention to typical characteristics such as impersonal salutations, pressure to act and links to enter personal data.
To minimize the risk of a cyber attack, personal data should be handled sparingly. It is advisable to regularly update security systems such as antivirus programs and operating systems. A healthy distrust of unexpected emails is also appropriate. If you accidentally click on a dangerous link, you could face a money trap. However, in some cases it is difficult to tell whether an email poses a threat, as the case of a Booking.com booking scam shows.