Phishing. How not to get "hooked".

Tips from the official Telegram channel of the Cyber ​​Police Department.

Phishing means fishing in English. However, in the case of Internet phishing, gullible citizens fall on the hook.

Phishing resources serve as a hook. They can completely copy the design of online stores, banks, ad platforms, currency exchange services... in short, any sites where users enter their confidential data.

The goal of "phishers" is to obtain valuable data that can be sold or used for crimes, such as extortion or extortion.

In order not to get caught 👇🏻

✔️ buy and pay only on verified sites

✔️ carefully check the URL address, one invisible character can mean that you have landed on a phishing site

✔️ please note that sites that accept payments must be secure. To do this, the title must contain https:// and the "lock" icon

✔️ do not share card data, passwords and other data that can be used to confirm payments to anyone

✔️ in the case of a purchase on a classifieds platform, discuss the details of the deal only in the chat of this platform and do not go to messengers

Telegram channel of our partners - Cyber ​​Police  https://t.me/CyberpolUA

Here you can view all the latest news about the detection of crimes and Internet scams, as well as get recommendations on how not to fall for the "hook" of scammers on the Internet.