Protect yourself from phishing Phishing (pronounced: fishing) is an attack that attempts to steal your money, or your identity, by getting you to reveal personal information -- such as credit card numbers, bank information, or passwords -- on websites that pretend to be legitimate. Cybercriminals typically pretend to be reputable companies, friends, or acquaintances in a fake message, which ...

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How to spot a "fake order" scam A popular tactic of criminals is the "fake order" scam. The way it works is that you get a message, usually in email or text, that appears to be a routine confirmation for an order. Of course, you never ordered whatever product or service it's confirming. The message looks common enough, and it says that money will be charged to your credit card or withdrawn ...

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What does "Let's keep your account secure" mean? If you see a message like the one below that says, "Let’s keep your account secure" when signing in to your work or school account, it's because your organization or Microsoft needs another way to verify your identity during sign-in. Why do I need to set up another way to verify it's me? Another sign-in method helps increase the security on ...