Hey – so when I include fake links in my articles, I don’t direct them to fake websites. I just point them here. Looks like you clicked a fake link, so here you are.
Howdy!
Hey – so when I include fake links in my articles, I don’t direct them to fake websites. I just point them here. Looks like you clicked a fake link, so here you are.
Howdy!
I’m posting this here for my own future reference. And to try out site comments! But anyways, the bitly version of my fake link is: https://bit.ly/2RaOGlP
I would like information about what to do when you click on a fake link and open a file that leads you astray. I watch closely and catch phishing right at the start but had an incident recently when, in a hurry, I clicked a link and started to answer the request for information before I got suspicious and stopped. Once I looked carefully at the situation I realized it was a phishing attempt. I immediately closed it and changed the password to my email and instituted a password to my email page. I think it worked but the info I gave before stopping may be out and make future phishes harder to detect. What should I have done?
Changing your passwords is always a good move after a phishing attempt. Hopefully you didn’t give away too much personal information – these details can make future phishing attempts easier, but by being vigilant going forward you can still curtail future phishing attempts. Watch out for files and links!