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2. How to spot 'spear phishing', an insidious cybercrime trend - AOL

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   Cyber criminals are getting savvier, with a trend called "spear phishing". Here’s how to tease out a legit email from a fake. How to spot 'spear phishing', an insidious cybercrime trend

3. Phishing - Wikipedia

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   A study on spear phishing susceptibility among different age groups found that 43% of youth aged 18–25 years and 58% of older users clicked on simulated phishing links in daily e‑mails over 21 days. Older women had the highest susceptibility, while susceptibility in young users declined during the study, but remained stable among older users.

4. Buyer Beware: FBI issues warning on "spear phishing" - AOL

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   Spear phishing differs from. As if it wasn't enough to worry about plain old phishing scams, the FBI today issued a warning about a more malicious type called spear phishing. This type of scheme ...

5. Internet security awareness - Wikipedia

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   Internet security awareness or Cyber security awareness refers to how much end-users know about the cyber security threats their networks face, the risks they introduce and mitigating security best practices to guide their behavior. [1] [2] End users are considered the weakest link and the primary vulnerability within a network.

6. Email fraud - Wikipedia

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   The method is known as phishing or spear phishing: 'phishing' involves sending thousands of emails claiming, for example, that an account has been compromised; 'spear phishing' typically involves targeted and personalized emails or messages designed to deceive specific individuals or organizations into revealing sensitive information or ...

7. Protect yourself from internet scams - AOL Help

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   Phishing scams happen when you receive an email that looks like it came from a company you trust (like AOL), but is ultimately from a hacker trying to get your information. All legitimate AOL Mail will be marked as either Certified Mail, if its an official marketing email, or Official Mail, if it's an important account email. If you get an ...