{"id":110544,"date":"2024-07-02T00:17:36","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T00:17:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/logmeonce.com\/resources\/email-phishing-campaign\/"},"modified":"2024-08-19T13:20:57","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T13:20:57","slug":"email-phishing-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/logmeonce.com\/resources\/email-phishing-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Email Phishing Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"336cb5b64765e27a1a6c1bb71b941f1a\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4830628043307652\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- above content -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4830628043307652\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5864845439\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2063 Did \u2063you know\u2064 that over \u20633.4 billion phishing emails were sent in 2019 \u200cin an email phishing campaign? \u2063Email phishing is\u2064 a commonly used cyber-attack\u2062 in which fraudsters try to steal user \u200dcredentials, such as login\u200b information, credit card\u2063 numbers, passwords, and other \u2063sensitive information by \u2063disguising themselves\u200b as a\u2062 trustworthy entity in an email. \u200cWhile email\u2063 phishing can take on various \u2064forms, it is\u2063 most commonly carried out by impersonating\u2063 legitimate companies to \u200dgain access to confidential information, either \u200cthrough a \u200bmalicious link or by requesting data via email. While this malicious activity \u2062can\u2064 be used for \u2064various intentions, its repercussions\u200b are\u200c malfeasance.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_77 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/logmeonce.com\/resources\/email-phishing-campaign\/#1_Be_Wary%E2%80%8C_of_Email_Phishing_Scams\" >1. Be Wary\u200c of Email Phishing Scams!<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/logmeonce.com\/resources\/email-phishing-campaign\/#2_What_You_Need_to%E2%81%A3_Know%E2%80%8D_About_%E2%81%A2Email_Phishing\" >2. What You Need to\u2063 Know\u200d About \u2062Email Phishing<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/logmeonce.com\/resources\/email-phishing-campaign\/#3_How_to_Spot_a_Phishing_Email\" >3. How to Spot a Phishing Email<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/logmeonce.com\/resources\/email-phishing-campaign\/#4_How_to_Protect_Yourself_from%E2%81%A4_Email_Phishing\" >4. How to Protect Yourself from\u2064 Email Phishing<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/logmeonce.com\/resources\/email-phishing-campaign\/#Q_A\" >Q&amp;A<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"1-be-wary-of-email-phishing-scams\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Be_Wary%E2%80%8C_of_Email_Phishing_Scams\"><\/span>1. Be Wary\u200c of Email Phishing Scams!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Phishing is an ever-growing problem\u200b in the \u2063digital age!<\/b> \u200dIt\u2019s \u200ca type of online\u2063 fraud \u2062that\u2019s becoming increasingly prevalent, so \u200bit\u2019s important to \u2064be extra \u200cvigilant \u2063when it comes \u200dto emails \u200dfrom unknown people and organizations. Here\u2019s what\u2064 you\u2064 can \u200cdo to protect yourself from\u2063 phishing scams:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Be \u2064suspicious of any\u200b emails that come from\u2064 unrecognized addresses or unusual senders.<\/li>\n<li>Be wary of \u2063emails that\u2062 appear to come from\u2062 someone you know but have \u200da strange or out of context message.<\/li>\n<li>Do not\u200b respond to \u200cemails that \u200cask for\u2064 your personal, financial or account detail \u200dinformation, even if you\u2063 recognize the\u200c sender.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Always think twice before clicking\u200b any links in \u2063emails.<\/b> \u200dAlways \u2062check the\u2064 URL before clicking a link. Make sure the URL matches the website \u200dyou\u2063 plan to visit. Many phishing links use fake\u200d websites or internet addresses\u200b that seem legitimate, so double-check that you\u2019re actually on the intended website\u200d by seeing if the URL address\u200d is spelled correctly. Don\u2019t trust link texts \u2064\u2013 always verify the\u200c actual URL address.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"2-what-you-need-to-know-about-email-phishing\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_What_You_Need_to%E2%81%A3_Know%E2%80%8D_About_%E2%81%A2Email_Phishing\"><\/span>2. What You Need to\u2063 Know\u200d About \u2062Email Phishing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Protect Your Account<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Email phishing \u200cis \u200ban attempt to access sensitive information by means of an email that looks legitimate\u2063 but contains malicious\u2064 links. To protect your account, it\u2019s\u200d important to learn \u200bthe key signs of email \u200bphishing. If you\u2063 think an email could be malicious, don\u2019t open\u200c any attachments and \u200bdelete it\u200d immediately.<\/p>\n<p><b>Identifying an Email Phishing \u2063Scam<\/b><\/p>\n<p>There\u2063 are some\u2063 telltale signs\u2063 that an \u200demail is a scam.\u200c Here are a \u200dfew that you should be aware\u200d of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Unexpected invoices,\u2062 discounts or other\u2063 offers.<\/li>\n<li>Vague messages that don\u2019t address \u200dyou by name.<\/li>\n<li>Requests for sensitive information. \u200d<\/li>\n<li>Misspellings \u2062or other grammatical \u2062mistakes.<\/li>\n<li>Links\u2062 to \u2062unfamiliar websites.\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If any of\u200c these red flags appear in an email, don\u2019t\u2063 click any links and delete the email. Never enter your personal information on websites \u200bthat\u200c don\u2019t\u2063 have secure connections. Be vigilant and protect yourself against \u2063email \u200bphishing scams.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"3-how-to-spot-a-phishing-email\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_How_to_Spot_a_Phishing_Email\"><\/span>3. How to Spot a Phishing Email<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong> Phishing emails\u200d can\u200c be difficult\u200c to detect\u2063 and are a common way for hackers to access personal\u2064 information. Here \u200care three\u2064 quick tips to\u200b help \u2063you identify a\u200c phishing email:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ensure the sender\u2019s email address looks \u2063trustworthy. Phishing emails frequently come from an email\u200d address that \u200dlooks similar \u2064to an\u200b address you\u2063 recognize, but not quite the same.<\/li>\n<li>Be\u2063 wary \u2062of \u2064any attachments or website link. If \u2063an email contains \u200can \u2064attachment\u200b or link, verify\u200b the link \u2062or \u2064attachment \u200dby\u200c hovering your cursor\u200c over it to see the\u2064 full URL without clicking on it.<\/li>\n<li>Check any grammar and \u2063spelling. Phishing emails are likely to have grammar or spelling\u2063 issues that look out of the ordinary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It is also best practice \u2063to \u200cnever\u2063 open any\u200c attachments or \u2062click on any links you are uncertain \u200dabout. If\u200b you are \u2064ever in\u2063 doubt,\u2062 contact the sender using an \u200cexternal \u200csource to\u200b verify the email and\u2063 its contents.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"4-how-to-protect-yourself-from-email-phishing\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_How_to_Protect_Yourself_from%E2%81%A4_Email_Phishing\"><\/span>4. How to Protect Yourself from\u2064 Email Phishing<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Learn the Warning\u200c Signs:<\/strong><br \/>\nEmail phishing scams are\u200d commonly used by cyber\u2062 criminals to get\u2063 access to sensitive \u2062information. To protect yourself \u2063from these malicious emails, it is important to learn to recognize \u200cthem. \u2062The most\u2064 common telltale signs\u200b of\u200c a\u200c phishing email\u200b are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The sender \u200ddoes not \u2063have\u2063 your \u2062name or personal \u200dcontact information<\/li>\n<li>The email has poor\u2064 grammar or \u2062spelling mistakes<\/li>\n<li>The \u2063email has suspicious attachments<\/li>\n<li>The email includes demands \u200cfor\u200b personal information<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you find \u200cany of\u200c these\u200c red flags in an\u2062 email\u200d you received, delete it \u2063immediately and do \u200dnot \u2062follow \u200dany links \u200cor\u200d provide any personal information.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Use Anti-Spam \u200cTechnology<\/strong><br \/>\nUsing\u200b anti-spam\u2062 software \u200cis a great way to \u200dprotect yourself from phishing emails. \u200bThis \u2063type of software is designed to detect and filter out \u200dsuspicious emails and block them \u200dfrom entering your inbox. It will also provide \u2062updates\u2062 on any new phishing \u200btechniques and alerts\u2064 when an email\u2062 is identified as \u2063a phishing scam. By using anti-spam technology, \u200dyou can \u200censure your <a title=\"Confirm Password Example\" href=\"https:\/\/logmeonce.com\/resources\/confirm-password-example\/\">personal information remains safe<\/a> from cyber criminals.\u200b<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"qa\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Q_A\"><\/span>Q&amp;A<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Q: What is an\u2063 email phishing \u200bcampaign?<br \/>\nA: An\u2064 email phishing \u200ccampaign is\u2064 an attempt by \u200ca malicious person or\u2064 group to \u200dtrick people into \u2062giving out \u2062private \u200cinformation\u200d such \u200bas passwords \u200cor credit card numbers by using fake emails. The emails often look like they come from a real source and may include links or attachments that download\u2062 malicious software onto\u2063 a \u200dcomputer. To\u200d protect yourself from becoming a victim of an email\u200d phishing campaign, <a href=\"https:\/\/logmeonce.com\/\">create a free LogMeOnce \u2063account<\/a> with\u200c Auto-login and SSO \u2063by visiting <a href=\"https:\/\/logmeonce.com\/\">LogMeOnce.com<\/a>. LogMeOnce\u2062 is a leading provider of email phishing and \u2063identity \u2063theft protection, \u200densuring that your\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/logmeonce.com\/consumer-password-manager-and-password-recovery\/pricing-and-comparison\/\">accounts remain safe<\/a>\u2064 and sound from malicious actors. \u200bSigning \u200cup today can save you hours of\u200d frustration, so take\u200b the\u2064 steps necessary to protect yourself and \u2062breathe a sigh of\u2064 relief. \u2063<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2063 Did \u2063you know\u2064 that over \u20633.4 billion phishing emails were sent in 2019 \u200cin an email phishing campaign? \u2063Email phishing is\u2064 a commonly used cyber-attack\u2062 in which fraudsters try to steal user \u200dcredentials, such as login\u200b information, credit card\u2063 numbers, passwords, and other \u2063sensitive information by \u2063disguising themselves\u200b as a\u2062 trustworthy entity in an [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19736],"tags":[939,29486,2080],"class_list":["post-110544","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-single-sign-on","tag-phishing","tag-campaign","tag-email"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/logmeonce.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110544","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/logmeonce.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/logmeonce.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/logmeonce.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/logmeonce.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=110544"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/logmeonce.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110544\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/logmeonce.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=110544"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/logmeonce.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=110544"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/logmeonce.com\/resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=110544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}