Phishing Attack

What is phishing?

• Scams through websites

• Scams through emails

• Scams through phone calls

• Scams through text messages

• All of above

Who is likely to be targeted by phishing scams.

• School Children

• Everyone

• Home Users

• Companies

Why do we fall for the scams?

• Pressure

• Greed

• Curiosity

• All of above

What is suspicious about this picturer?

• Generic Greeting

• Cousin Domain

• Visible Alias Spoofing

• Spear Phishing

Sara finds a message on her phone that she thinks might be a scam. She should:

• Forward the message to her friends to see if they think it's a scam too.

• Reply and ask the sender not to send more mail.

• Delete the message immediately

• Share in Social Media to obtain feedback

Which is our responsibilities to prevent phishing attacks?

• Panic

• Verify in person

• Ignore

• Gossip

The best way to avoid phishing is to

• Be skeptical about any online requests for personal information.

• Stay off social media.

• Not share your email address.

• Use the same password for all accounts.

Never share _________ over the phone, through email or on the Internet.

• Free Money

• Tomorrow's lunch choices

• Personal Information

• Baseball scores

Which of the following is not an indicator of a phishing attack?

• A personalized message informing you to access your bank URL without a direct link to verify your account information

• A message requiring immediate action, such as threatening to close down your online account or fining you large amounts of money

• A message claiming to be from an official organization however sender is using a Gmail, Yahoo, or Hotmail account

• A message requesting to open an attachment to review an unauthorized transaction from your bank account

Select the Phishing Schemes that apply to the following email:

From: [e-mail]

Subject: Account Status

Attention US Bank Customer,

Due to a recent security check on your account, we require you to confirm your details. Failure to do so within 24 hours will lead to account suspension. Sorry for the inconveenince.

Click here to confirm your account

Regards,

US Bank Online Customer Service

This email has been sent by US Bank

• Generic greeting & Link to email

• Sense of urgency & Spelling errors

• Need to verify account info

• All of above