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Signs of a phishing campaign: How to keep yourself safe

What are the most common forms of phishing? An overview

Social engineering: how cyber scams trick us

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If you have an email address or cellphone number, chances are you’ve received a phishing message. And you’re not alone: phishing is the third most common scam affecting Canadians today.

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<ul><li><a class="facebook" href="https://www.facebook.com/GetCyberSafe" style="border: solid 2px #fff;" tabindex="-1"><span class="wb-inv">Facebook</span></a></li>
	<li><a class="linkedin" href="https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/get-cyber-safe" style="border: solid 2px #fff;" tabindex="-1"><span class="wb-inv">Linkedin</span></a></li>
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	<li><a class="youtube" href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEzYzSmu1IFQXghAzLrYBmf278UnRbVyo" style="border: 2px solid rgb(255, 255, 255); border-image: none;" tabindex="-1"><span class="wb-inv">YouTube</span></a></li>
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                    <div class="field--item"><p>URGENT:</p>

<p>Your password was successfully reset</p>

<p>(JK, it’s an infographic about phishing)</p>

<p>If you have an email address or cellphone number, chances are you’ve received a phishing message. And you’re not alone: phishing is the third most common scam affecting Canadians today.</p>

<p><strong>Phishing </strong>is a cyber criminal’s attempt to get sensitive information by pretending to be a legitimate sender like</p>

<ul><li>GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS</li>
	<li>STREAMING SERVICES</li>
	<li>BANKS</li>
	<li>ONLINE STORES</li>
	<li>PHONE PROVIDERS</li>
	<li>PEOPLE YOU KNOW</li>
</ul><p>PHISHING IS VERY COMMON</p>

<p>1 IN 99 EMAILS ARE A PHISHING EMAIL</p>

<p>1 in 25 BRANDED EMAILS ARE PHISHING</p>

<p>AND VERY EASY TO FALL FOR</p>

<p>1 IN 10 CANADIANS SAY THEY’VE REPLIED TO PHISHING MESSAGES UNKNOWINGLY</p>

<p><strong>Phishing</strong> comes in all shapes and sizes</p>

<ul><li>SMISHING - SMS OR TEXT MESSAGING</li>
	<li>SPEAR-PHISHING - PERSONALIZED, TARGETED MESSAGES</li>
	<li>WHALING - MESSAGES TARGETED AT EXECUTIVES</li>
	<li>SPOOFING - FORGED WEBSITES OR PHONE NUMBERS</li>
</ul><p>6.4 BILLION PHISHING EMAILS ARE SENT EACH DAY</p>

<p>DON’T TAKE THE BAIT</p>

<ul><li>READ AND RE-READ - Double-check the message and sender for anything strange.</li>
	<li>DON’T CLICK SUSPICIOUS LINKS - Don’t’ download unknown files either.</li>
	<li>NEVER SHARE YOUR PASSWORD - Never, ever, but especially over email or text.</li>
</ul><p><strong>It doesn’t hurt to be cautious.</strong> If you’re suspicious of a message, call the person or organization using their trusted number to double-check if the message is legit.</p>

<p>GET MORE TIPS TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR DEVICES AT GETCYBERSAFE.CA</p>
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                    <div class="field--item"><a data-rel="internal" href="/en/resources/7-red-flags-phishing">The 7 red flags of phishing</a></div>
              <div class="field--item"><a data-rel="internal" href="/en/blogs/signs-phishing-campaign-how-keep-yourself-safe">Signs of a phishing campaign: How to keep yourself safe</a></div>
              <div class="field--item"><a data-rel="internal" href="/en/blogs/three-common-types-phishing-scams">Three common types of phishing scams </a></div>
              <div class="field--item"><a data-rel="internal" href="/en/blogs/phishing-introduction">Phishing: An introduction </a></div>
              <div class="field--item"><a data-rel="internal" href="/en/blogs/what-are-most-common-forms-phishing">What are the most common forms of phishing? An overview </a></div>
              <div class="field--item"><a data-rel="internal" href="/en/resources/social-engineering-how-cyber-scams-trick-us">Social engineering: how cyber scams trick us </a></div>
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          [ /(?:(lastname|Lastname|firstname|Firstname|name|Name)[%20]?([:=%]|(%EF%BC%9A))[^\s&]*)/ig, "[REDACTED/CAVIARDÉ]" ], // firstname and lastname instances
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        [ /(?:(password|Password|pass|Pass)[%20]?([:=%]|(%EF%BC%9A))[^\s&]*)/ig, "[REDACTED/CAVIARDÉ]" ], // updated password patterns
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