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Eradicate Phishing
The filing of legal suits.
Microsoft, along with other software giants, is stepping up in their campaign against phishing activities. In fact, 129 cases were filed last year. Microsoft is very intent on stopping all the phishing operations it had detected in Europe, Middle East, and Africa. With these phishing sites eradicated, the Internet's credibility is somewhat restored.
And as responsible Internet user, you should do your share in the battle against phishing scams. There are known ways to spot a phishing activity. Know them before they make you the next victim. Protect yourself from phishing. Here are the signs that the website or the online transaction you are entering into may be fraudulent:
How to Avoid a Phishing Scam
Never answer emails that asks for your financial information.
Most banks and financial institutions over the Internet refrain from asking delicate information through methods easily intercepted by other people. And even if they do, they personalize their mails. Urgent and sensational messages are like your account is being stolen is usually handled personally by a duly authorized representative. So if it were true, you must have received a phone call about it first, because not all people read their emails on a daily basis.
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Refrain from clicking links. Memorize and type your bank's website address.
Make it a habit to type your bank's URL or website name on the address bar. Don't rely on links alone because unscrupulous individuals can easily use them to fool people and redirect them somewhere else. And most of the time, they make the website's name and interface similar to the real website that they intend to go to. So, instead of falling prey to these tactics, practice typing. Anyway, your fingers may even need the exercise.
Check the security of the website you are transacting with.
Websites that asks for your account information should be properly encrypted. You can check that by looking for a lock icon either up on the address bar or down at the status bar. The website's address should also start with https:// instead of the usual http://.
Make sure your own computer is secure.
The presence of spyware and malware in your computer should be enough to trigger concern. Most phishing companies get information first hand from a client's computer if they can't do it the other way around. So make sure that your computer's security protection is up-to-date at all times.
You should now have a good idea how a big distress phishing can be. But after reading all of these, if you still don't know what is a phishing filter and what are phishing websites, read everything all over again and be enlightened. Go ahead. It's for your own safety.
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