What is Social Engineering?
Social engineering is a type of cyberattack that uses psychological manipulation to convince victims into performing actions or disclosing information.
Beware of Imposters!
An attacker may pretend to be someone else, either by phone, in-person, or via email, in order to solicit financial or personal details, or to ask that you take some action, such as completing a financial transaction or providing remote access to a computer.
It is common for attackers to impersonate tech support, charitable organizations, government agencies, banks/financial institutions, even your friends/family/coworkers!
Remember, the “From:” in an email is just like a return address on a postcard and can be forged. Be wary of interactions from people you think you know asking for gift-cards, passwords, or other personal information. Also, be wary of any free offers, if it’s too good to be true, it probably is!
Unprecedented times…
Fraudulent activity is up 600% since COVID-19!
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