Phishing. The message that pretends to be someone you trust.
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Phishing
The message that pretends to be someone you trust
A message pretending to come from someone trusted, to steal information.
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The email looks real. The URL is one letter off. The urgency ("your account will be blocked in 24 hours") is built to stop you from thinking. Phishing does not hack computers. It hacks attention. The defence is not technology. It is the habit of pausing before clicking.
- India reported over 12 lakh cybercrime complaints in 2023. Phishing was the top method.
- Hover over any link before clicking. The URL shows you what the message tried to hide.
National Cybercrime Reporting Portal data
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The Password
Your weakest wall
A secret used to prove an account belongs to the person opening it.
Two-Factor Authentication
The second lock
A second proof of identity, needed even after the password is right.
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