010:42OutlookBeginner
Spot a phishing email: 4 clues
You recognize a phishing email by four clues, before you click anything.
Catalogue · Cybersecurity habits at work
Unexpected attachment: don’t open it
You spot a trap attachment by its real extension, and report it without opening it.
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Space: play · ← →: 5 seconds · M: sound · F: full screen
The steps
The exact sequence, in order.
- 01
Were you expecting a parcel from this carrier? No: first warning sign.
- 02
Look at the end of the file name: .pdf, then .html.
- 03
It isn’t a PDF: don’t open it, don’t download it.
- 04
Report the message as phishing.
The habit to keep
No order expected, no opening: check on the seller’s website yourself.
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